Aetomylaeus maculatus (Gray, 1834)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The mottled eagle ray (Aetomylaeus maculatus) is a species of fish/pelagic rays in the family Myliobatidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific area. The population of this animal is thought to be in the thousands, though how many are found in distinct areas can be variable.
Wikipedia contributors, Mottled eagle ray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:57:22.150001+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aetomylaeus maculatus (Gray, 1834)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1834)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Myliobatidae
- Genus
- Aetomylaeus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderMyliobatiformes
- familyMyliobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusAetomylaeus Garman, 1908
- speciesAetomylaeus maculatus (Gray, 1834)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aetomylaeus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| ornate eagle rayAetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852) | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus White, Last & Baje, 2015 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aetomylaeus wafickii Jabado, Ebert & Al Dhaheri, 2022 | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aetomylaeus milvus (Müller & Henle, 1841) | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aetomylaeus asperrimus (Gilbert, 1898) | MyliobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myliobatis maculatus Gray, 1834 Gray, 1834 | synonym |
| Myliobatus cyclurus van Hasselt, 1823 van Hasselt, 1823 | synonym |
| Aetomylus maculatus (Gray, 1834) (Gray, 1834) | synonym |
| Myliobates oculeus Richardson, 1846 Richardson, 1846 | synonym |
| Myliobatis cyclura van Hasselt, 1823 van Hasselt, 1823 | synonym |
| Myliobatus maculatus Gray, 1834 Gray, 1834 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217428 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:65DPJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.