Family : Myliobatidae (Eagle and manta rays) , subfamily: Myliobatinae
Order : Rajiformes  (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Longheaded eagle ray
Fish Name : Aetobatus flagellum
Max size : 72.0 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 4440); max. published weight: 13.9 kg (Ref. 40637)
Environment : benthopelagic; amphidromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, India, East Indies, and southern China. Possibly in the eastern Atlantic.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits inshore waters (Ref. 9862). Often found in brackish waters (Ref. 4832). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught occasionally by bottom trawl and inshore demersal gillnet fisheries off Jakarta. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its rarity and small size (Ref.58048)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : McEachran, J.D. and B. Séret. 1990. (Ref. 4440)

India country information
Common Names : Plain eagleray, ఈల్ టెంకీ , குரவே தீருக்னக, बोळादी
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses