Aetobatus ocellatus | |
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Aetobatus ocellatus in the Maldives | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Myliobatidae |
Genus: | Aetobatus |
Species: | A. ocellatus |
Binomial name | |
Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823) |
The ocellated eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the eagle ray family Myliobatidae. It is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific region. In the past it was included in the spotted eagle ray (A. narinari), a species restricted to the Atlantic after the split.