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The Southern eagle ray (Myliobatis goodei), sometimes known as the Southern eagle fish or the rockfish, [2] is a ray species in the family Myliobatidae.It lives in waters just off of the Atlantic coast, from the tip of Florida down to Argentina, inhabiting estuaries or bays to give birth during spring and summer and migrating to the open sea in autumn and winter.
The genus was established by René-Primevère Lesson in 1843, to accommodate a single species, the grey-headed fish eagle, which is therefore considered as the type species. Lesson used two spellings for its name: I c thyophaga and I c thy io phaga , but not I ch thyophaga .
Spotted eagle rays commonly feed on small fish and crustaceans, and will sometimes dig with their snouts to look for food buried in the sand of the sea bed. These rays are commonly observed leaping out of the water, and on at least two occasions have been reported as having jumped into boats, in one incident resulting in the death of a woman in ...
The common eagle ray reaches up to 183 cm (6.0 ft) in total length [3] and has a disc width up to 80 cm (2.6 ft). [4] Most specimens are, however, smaller. [5] Females grow to be larger than males. [6] The dorsal surface is brown or black while the ventral surface is white.
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African fish eagles usually catch fish around 200 to 1,000 g (0.44 to 2.20 lb), but fish up to 4,200 g (9.3 lb) can be taken. If it catches a fish too heavy to allow the eagle to sustain flight, it will drop into the water and paddle to the nearest shore with its wings. [ 15 ]
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