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Myliobatis tobijei Bleeker, 1854

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Myliobatis tobijei Bleeker, 1854
Name authority
Bleeker, 1854
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Myliobatiformes
Family
Myliobatidae
Genus
Myliobatis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumChondrichthyes
  7. classElasmobranchii
  8. subclassNeoselachii
  9. infraclassBatoidea
  10. orderMyliobatiformes
  11. familyMyliobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
  12. genusMyliobatis Cuvier, 1816
  13. speciesMyliobatis tobijei Bleeker, 1854

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Myliobatis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
common eagle rayMyliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758)MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Myliobatis australis MacLeay, 1881MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
bat rayMyliobatis californica Gill, 1865MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
bullnose rayMyliobatis freminvillei Lesueur, 1824MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Myliobatis hamlyni Ogilby, 1911MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
southern eagle rayMyliobatis goodei Garman, 1885MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
longnose eagle rayMyliobatis longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Myliobatis peruviana Garman, 1913MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Myliobatis ridens Ruocco, Lucifora, Díaz de Astarloa, Mabragaña & Delpiani, 2012MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877MyliobatidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 19 records assigned to Myliobatidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Myliobatis tobije Bleeker, 1854 Bleeker, 1854synonym
Holorhinus tobijei (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854)synonym
Mobula tobijei (Bleeker, 1854) (Bleeker, 1854)synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Bleeker, P. (1854). Faunae ichthyologicae japonicae species novae. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift Voor Nederlandsch Indië, v. 6 (no. 2): 395–426. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:453D8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.