Em.9a Embryo of myliobatus with yolk sac palencta (Common Eagle Ray)

 

Myliobatus Aquila (common eagle ray)

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Chondrichthyes

Order: Myliobatiformes

Family: Myliobatidae

Genus: Myliobatis

Species: Myliobatis aquila

Description:

It reaches up to 183cm in total length. Females grow to be larger than males. On average males have 72 spine serrations and females have 66 spine serrations. The spines makes about 70% of the male’s length and 65% of the female’s length.

IUCN Status: not listed as threatened or endangered