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Myliobatis californica Bat Eagle Ray, Bat Ray

Myliobatis californica is commonly referred to as Bat Eagle Ray, Bat Ray. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic.

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Oakland Estuary, 2009


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lexID:
4961 
AphiaID:
271485 
Scientific:
Myliobatis californica 
German:
Kalifornischer Adlerrochen 
English:
Bat Eagle Ray, Bat Ray 
Category:
Pijlstaart roggen 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Myliobatiformes (Order) > Myliobatidae (Family) > Myliobatis (Genus) > californica (Species) 
Initial determination:
Gill, 1865 
Occurrence:
Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 108 Meter 
Size:
39.37" - 70.87" (100cm - 180cm) 
Weight:
82.1 kg 
Temperature:
60.8 °F - 82.4 °F (16°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Invertebrates, Rock lobster, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2013-01-07 21:57:50 

Toxicity


Myliobatis californica is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Myliobatis californica, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

Info

Gill, 1865

Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Oregon, USA to Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands.

Biology
Commonly found in sandy and muddy bays and sloughs, also on rocky bottom and in kelp beds.
Sometimes buries itself in sand.
Found singly or in schools.
Feeds on bivalves, snails, polychaetes, shrimps, and crabs.
Ovoviviparous. Venomous spine on tail!

Synonymised taxa:
Myliobatis californicus Gill, 1865
Rhinoptera encenadae Smith, 1886
Rhinoptera vespertilio Girard, 1856

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Martin Holst Friborg Pedersen from Copenhagen S, Denmark, Monterey Aquarium - Ray
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Oakland Estuary, 2009

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