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Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
Hector, 1877
New Zealand eagle ray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae
Reference of the original description
Notes on New Zealand ichthyology. Transactions New Zealand Institute, 9(62), 465–469
Notes on New Zealand ichthyology. Transactions New Zealand Institute, 9(62), 465–469
Image of the original description
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Aetobatis tenuicaudatus, Aetobatus australis, Aetobatus tenuicaudatus, Holorhinus australis, Holorhinus tenuicaudatus, Myliobatis australis, Myliobatis teniucaudatus, Myliobatis tenuicandatus, Myliobatis tenuicaudatis, Myliobatus tentuicaudatus, Myliobatus tenuicaudatus
Aetobatis tenuicaudatus, Aetobatus australis, Aetobatus tenuicaudatus, Holorhinus australis, Holorhinus tenuicaudatus, Myliobatis australis, Myliobatis teniucaudatus, Myliobatis tenuicandatus, Myliobatis tenuicaudatis, Myliobatus tentuicaudatus, Myliobatus tenuicaudatus
Types
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
Holotype: XXXX: No types known;
Myliobatis australis
Syntype: AMS: I.16256-001 (old: MAMU F41);
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus
Holotype: XXXX: No types known;
Myliobatis australis
Syntype: AMS: I.16256-001 (old: MAMU F41);
Description :
Citation: Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 08/2025
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Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877, © Randall, J.E, www.fish-base.org
Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877, © Randall, J.E, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Aigle de mer commun, 
Eagle ray, New Zealand eagle ray
Aigle de mer commun, Eagle ray, New Zealand eagle ray
Short Description
Olive-green, yellow or dark brown dorsally with pale blue or grey markings; white ventrally [578]. No caudal fin [578].
Olive-green, yellow or dark brown dorsally with pale blue or grey markings; white ventrally [578]. No caudal fin [578].
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Norfolk Island and New Zealand, including the Kermadec Islands. Source: www.gbif.org
Southwest Pacific: Norfolk Island and New Zealand, including the Kermadec Islands. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
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]. Young are born at less than 50 cm [578].
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]. Young are born at less than 50 cm [578].
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3999;
shark-references Species-ID=3999;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Myxosporea
Monogenea
Cestoda
Nematoda
Myxosporea
- Chloromyxum myliobati Gleeson & Adlard, 2012 [15542]
Monogenea
- Dendromonocotyle bradsmithi Chisholm, Glennon & Whittington, 2005 [24084]
- Empruthotrema tasmaniensis Chisholm & Whittington, 1999 [17002]
- Heliocotyle ewingi Chisholm & Whittington, 2000 [9434]
- Monocotyle jordani Chisholm, 1998 [17001]
Cestoda
- Acanthobothrium martini Campbell & Beveridge, 2002 [16128] [28741]
- Acanthobothrium pichelinae Campbell & Beveridge, 2002 [16128] [28741]
- Dollfusiella bareldsi (Beveridge, 1990) [16252] [16112]
- Dollfusiella martini (Beveridge, 1990) [16252] [16112]
- Dollfusiella ocallaghani (Beveridge, 1990) Beveridge & Jones, 2000 [16252] [16112]
- Otobothrium australe Palm, 2004 [17826]
- Parachristianella monomegacantha Kruse, 1959 [16252] [16112]
- Rhabdotobothrium meridionale Coleman & Beveridge & Campbell, 2019 [27352]
- Rhinebothrium bunburyense Coleman, Beveridge & Campbell, 2018 [26943]
- Tetrarhynchobothrium australe Beveridge & Campbell, 1988 [16255] [16112]
- Trimacracanthus aetobatidis (Robinson, 1959) [16384] [16602] [16252] [16252] [16112] [16112] [17404]
Nematoda
- Echinocephalus overstreeti Deardorff & Ko, 1983 [21500]
