Family : Myliobatidae (Eagle and manta rays) , subfamily: Myliobatinae
Order : Rajiformes  (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Sharpwing eagle ray
Fish Name : Aetobatus guttatus
Max size : 125 cm WD (male/unsexed; Ref. 39768)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be Distribution : Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific: off India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and possibly Indonesia. Probably widespread in the Indo-Malay Archipelago.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Biology poorly known. Infrequently found in markets
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : Compagno, L.J.V.. 1999. (Ref. 39768)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses