Family : Myliobatidae (Eagle and manta rays) , subfamily: Myliobatinae
Order : Rajiformes  (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Mottled eagle ray
Fish Name : Aetomylaeus maculatus
Max size : 200 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range - 18 m
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: India to China and Indonesia.
Diagnosis : With distinctive color pattern and exceptionally long spineless tail over six times the length of the body (Ref. 37816).
Biology : Found inshore (Ref. 9862). Inhabits mangrove creeks and protected sandy channels to a depth of at least 18 m; relatively uncommon (Ref. 37816). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught occasionally by bottom trawl, tangle net and inshore gillnet fisheries. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value as it is not frequently landed (Ref.58048). Presumably utilized for human consumption in the western central Pacific (Ref. 9862)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : traumatogenic
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : Mould, B.. 1994. (Ref. 8630)

India country information
Common Names : बोळाद, वागळी, વગલ્યુ , Bat ray, Bolad, Mottled eagle-ray, Wagaliu, Wagli
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses