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Pteromylaeus bovinus
(GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE, 1817)
Bull ray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae
Reference of the original description
Poissons du Nil, de la Mer Rouge et de la Méditerranée, In: Description de l'Egypte ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expedition de l'Armée français, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté-L'Empereur Napoléon le Grand., pl. 18-27.
Poissons du Nil, de la Mer Rouge et de la Méditerranée, In: Description de l'Egypte ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expedition de l'Armée français, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté-L'Empereur Napoléon le Grand., pl. 18-27.
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Aetobatis bovina, Myliobates episcopus, Myliobatis bonaparti, Myliobatis bovina, Myliobatis episcopus, Pteromylaeus bovina, Pteromylaeus cf. bovina
Aetobatis bovina, Myliobates episcopus, Myliobatis bonaparti, Myliobatis bovina, Myliobatis episcopus, Pteromylaeus bovina, Pteromylaeus cf. bovina
Description:
Citation: Pteromylaeus bovinus (GEOFFROY SAINT-HILAIRE, 1817): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 05/2013
Common names
Afrikanischer adlerrochen, Afrikanischer gefleckter adlerrochen, Gestreifter Adlerrochen, 
Arzobispo, Bon Jesús, Chucho, Chucho vaca, Milá, Obispo, Peje obispo, Pez obispo, Ratón, 
Aigle-vachette, Mourine, Mourine vachette, Mourine évêque, Mourine évêque bovine, Raie aigle, 
Bull ray, Bullray, Duckbill, Duckbill ray, Eagle ray, 
Bugghiu, Colombo, Colombo di mare, Ferraccia, Matan, Muggiu, Nottola, Orineglia, Oxella, Patesse, Stramasso, Tattarita, Tistuni, Vaccarella, Vaccariella, Vacche, Vascarella, Vescovo, 
Bispo, Papa, Peixe-bispo, Ratao bovino, Ratão-bispo
Afrikanischer adlerrochen, Afrikanischer gefleckter adlerrochen, Gestreifter Adlerrochen, Arzobispo, Bon Jesús, Chucho, Chucho vaca, Milá, Obispo, Peje obispo, Pez obispo, Ratón, Aigle-vachette, Mourine, Mourine vachette, Mourine évêque, Mourine évêque bovine, Raie aigle, Bull ray, Bullray, Duckbill, Duckbill ray, Eagle ray, Bugghiu, Colombo, Colombo di mare, Ferraccia, Matan, Muggiu, Nottola, Orineglia, Oxella, Patesse, Stramasso, Tattarita, Tistuni, Vaccarella, Vaccariella, Vacche, Vascarella, Vescovo, Bispo, Papa, Peixe-bispo, Ratao bovino, Ratão-bispo
Short Description
Long, flat, rounded snout like a duck"quot;s bill; head thick and pectoral disc with sharply curved, angular corners; upper or lower jaw; usually with 7 rows of flat teeth [536]. Light brown with several pale blue-grey stripes (may be absent) dorsally, white ventrally [536].
Long, flat, rounded snout like a duck"quot;s bill; head thick and pectoral disc with sharply curved, angular corners; upper or lower jaw; usually with 7 rows of flat teeth [536]. Light brown with several pale blue-grey stripes (may be absent) dorsally, white ventrally [536].
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Morocco to Angola, including the Mediterranean, Madeira and the Canary Islands; then from Saldanha Bay to Natal (South Africa) and southern Mozambique [536].
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Morocco to Angola, including the Mediterranean, Madeira and the Canary Islands; then from Saldanha Bay to Natal (South Africa) and southern Mozambique [536].
Human uses
fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Biology
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures [733]. Gestation about 6 months; 3-7 young produced [536]. Size at birth 45 cm WD (Ref. 6677). Feeds on fish and zoobenthos [536].
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures [733]. Gestation about 6 months; 3-7 young produced [536]. Size at birth 45 cm WD (Ref. 6677). Feeds on fish and zoobenthos [536].
Size / Weight / Age
250 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637)); max. published weight: 83.0 kg (Ref. 3965)
250 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637)); max. published weight: 83.0 kg (Ref. 3965)
Parasites arranged by Pollerspöck, Jürgen
Monogenea
Monogenea
- Myliocotyle pteromylaei NEIFAR, EUZET BEN HASSINE 1999 [10846]
- Caulobothrium n. sp. [16908]
- Mawsonascaris pastinacae (RUDOLPHI, 1819) [17029]
- Pseudocharopinus pteromylaei RAIBAUT & ESSAFI, 1979 [17503]
