Species profile—Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus (blue-banded eagle ray)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes) → Myliobatidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&family=myliobatidae ) (eagle rays) → Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus (blue-banded eagle ray)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22646&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22646&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22646 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Myliobatidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&family=myliobatidae ) (eagle rays)
Scientific name
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus White, Last & Baje, 2015
Common name
blue-banded eagle ray
Type reference
White, W.T., Last, P.R. & Baje, L. (2015). Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus, a new species of eagle ray (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae) from northern Australia and New Guinea. Ichthyological Research. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-015-0480-9.
WildNet taxon ID
22646
Synonym(s)
Aetomylaeus nichofii
Alternate name(s)
banded eagle ray
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22646 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22646 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.