The eagle ray Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) is redescribed based on new material from the Persian Gulf (Kuwait), Indonesia and Malaysia. A related but distinct species of Aetobatus from the western North Pacific, previously referred to as A. flagellum, is reported. Aetobatus flagellum is a medium-sized eagle ray which attains about 900 mm DW; males mature at approximately 500 mm DW. Aetobatus flagellum appears to be uncommon and restricted to estuary influenced waters of the Indo-West Pacific. It is caught as gillnet bycatch where its habit of schooling, combined with probable small litter size, may make it particularly vulnerable to impacts from fisheries.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	Aetobatus flagellum, Aetobatus sp., batoid, estuarine, Indo-West Pacific, Myliobatidae
Research Division:	Biological Sciences
Research Group:	Evolutionary Biology
Research Field:	Animal Systematics and Taxonomy
Objective Division:	Environment
Objective Group:	Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
Objective Field:	Documentation of Undescribed Flora and Fauna
Author:	White, WT (Dr William White)
ID Code:	119047
Year Published:	2013
Web of Science® Times Cited:	4
Deposited By:	Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration
Deposited On:	2017-07-25
Last Modified:	2017-10-16
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