Family AETOBATIDAE
Pelagic Eagle Rays
Compiler and date details
9 January 2020 - Douglass F. Hoese, Gerald R. Allen, Norbert J. Cross & Dianne J. Bray
- AETOBATIDAE.
Introduction
The genus Aetobatus was previously placed in the family Myliobatidae. White & Naylor (2016) separated the genus into the Aetobatidae. Currently five species are recognised in the single genus from the tropical Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, with one species recorded form Australia.
General References
White, W.T. & Last, P.R. 2016. Families Myliobatidae, Aetobatidae. pp. 706-731 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds.). Rays of the World. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 790 pp.
White, W.T. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. Resurrection of the family Aetobatidae (Myliobatiformes) for the pelagic eagle rays, genus Aetobatus. Zootaxa 4139(3): 435–438
Common Name References
White, W.T. & Last, P.R. 2016. Families Myliobatidae, Aetobatidae. pp. 706-731 in Last, P.R., White, W.T., Carvalho, M.R. de, Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds.). Rays of the World. Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing 790 pp. [726] (Pelagic Eagle Rays)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYLIOBATIFORMES | 17-Oct-2019 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |