Myliobatis
tobijei
Bleeker, 1854
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Family:
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Myliobatidae
(Eagle and manta rays), subfamily: Myliobatinae
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Order:
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Rajiformes
(skates and rays)
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Class:
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
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In this site name:
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Japanese eagle ray |
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Max. size:
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150 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9862) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range ? – 220 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums |
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100) |
Distribution:
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Northwest Pacific: Japan, Korea, Okinawa Trough, China, and South China Sea marginal to the Western Central Pacific (where status is uncertain). Possibly from Indonesia (Ref. 5978).
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Biology: |
Found from the intertidal to the uppermost continental slope (Ref. 9862, 11230). A carnivore feeding on benthic animals. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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traumatogenic
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Coordinator: |
McEachran, John
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