Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Aetobatus ocellatus (Aetobatus ocellatus), recorded as Endangered
Aetobatus ocellatus (Aetobatus ocellatus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Aetobatus ocellatus

Aetobatus ocellatus

Aetobatus ocellatus is an eagle ray in the family Myliobatidae (order Myliobatiformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Aetobatus ocellatus
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Myliobatiformes · Myliobatidae · Aetobatus

Appearance

The ocellated eagle ray or the whitespotted eagle ray, Aetobatus ocellatus, is a cartilaginous fish in the eagle ray family Myliobatidae.

Range and habitat

It is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific region.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Their foraging range is based on anthropogenic noises with populations structured according to ontogenetic stage.

In crisis

Aetobatus ocellatus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Aetobatus ocellatus, Wikidata item Q5033530. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Aetobatus ocellatus?
Aetobatus ocellatus is an eagle ray in the family Myliobatidae (order Myliobatiformes).
What is the conservation status of Aetobatus ocellatus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Aetobatus ocellatus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Aetobatus ocellatus live?
It is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific region.
Why is Aetobatus ocellatus in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Aetobatus ocellatus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Aetobatus ocellatus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.