Myliobatis tobijei Bleeker, 1854
Japanese eagle ray
Myliobatis tobijei
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Family:  Myliobatidae (Eagle and manta rays)
Max. size:  150 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 220 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: central China to Russia (Sea of Okhotsk).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A common inshore and offshore species, demersal in intertidal habitats to depths of at east 220 m (Ref.58048). Found from the intertidal to the uppermost continental slope (Ref. 9862, 11230). A carnivore feeding on benthic animals. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught occasionally by inshore, demersal longline fisheries. Utilized for its meat and cartilage (Ref.58048).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 27 October 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  traumatogenic


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