Aetobatus ocellatus Whitespotted Eagle Ray, Eagle Ray, Flying Ray, Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray, Spotted Eagle Ray, Spotted Eagle-Ray, Duckbill Eagle-Ray, White-Spotted Eagle Ray, Ungurru, Beaked Eagle Ray, Jumping Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray

Aetobatus ocellatusis commonly referred to as Whitespotted Eagle Ray, Eagle Ray, Flying Ray, Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray, Spotted Eagle Ray, Spotted Eagle-Ray, Duckbill Eagle-Ray, White-Spotted Eagle Ray, Ungurru, Beaked Eagle Ray, Jumping Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

13581 

AphiaID:

278243 

Scientific:

Aetobatus ocellatus 

German:

Gefleckter Adlerrochen 

English:

Whitespotted Eagle Ray, Eagle Ray, Flying Ray, Bonnet Skate, Duckbill Ray, Spotted Eagle Ray, Spotted Eagle-Ray, Duckbill Eagle-Ray, White-Spotted Eagle Ray, Ungurru, Beaked Eagle Ray, Jumping Ray, Ocellated Eagle Ray 

Category:

Stingrays 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Myliobatiformes (Order) > Myliobatidae (Family) > Aetobatus (Genus) > ocellatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Kuhl, ), 1823 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Egypt, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, the British Isles, the Society Islands, Tuamoto Islands, Venezuela, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 100 Meter 

Size:

up to 61.02" (155 cm) 

Weight:

200 kg 

Temperature:

23,8 °F - 28,6 °F (23,8°C - 28,6°C) 

Food:

Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Flatfish, Krill, Lobster, Predatory, Rock lobster, Schrimps, Sepia, Snails, Worms 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Aetobatus flagellum
• 
  Aetobatus narinari
  Gefleckter Adlerrochen
• Aetobatus narutobiei
• 
  Aetobatus ocellatus
  Gefleckter Adlerrochen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-01-25 12:30:43 

Last edit:

2021-01-25 20:58:00 

Toxicity

Aetobatus ocellatus is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Aetobatus ocellatus, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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