Myliobatis longirostris

Applegate & Fitch, 1964

Snouted eagle ray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae

Reference of the original description

Applegate, S.P. & Fitch, J.E. (1964)
A new species of eagle ray, Myliobatis longirostris, from Baja California, Mexico. California Fish and Game, 50(3), 189–194

Types
Myliobatis longirostris
Holotype: LACM: 3622;

Description :

Citation: Myliobatis longirostris Applegate & Fitch, 1964: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2025

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Common names
spa

Aguila picuda, spa

Raya picuda, $fra $T$$ Aigle de mer espadon, eng

Longnose eagle ray, eng

Snouted eagle ray

Distribution
Eastern Pacific: known only from the Gulf of California. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries

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]. A little known coastal species, caught mainly over sandy bottoms.

Size / Weight / Age
95.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9257))

Habitat
Marine; benthopelagic

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3937;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda

Halysioncum fautleyae (Tyler & Caira, 1999) [19536]
Halysioncum mexicanum (Tyler & Caira, 1999) [7627] [16430] [23771]
Pseudochristianella nudiscula Campbell & Beveridge, 2006 [10844] [23771]

Trematoda

Anaporrhutum euzeti Curran, Blend & Overstreet, 2003 [23771]
Probolitrema richiardii (López, 1888) [16108] [23771]

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