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Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus)
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Bull ray (Aetomylaeus bovinus) specimen
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Myliobatidae

Bull ray

Aetomylaeus bovinus

A duckbill ray over Atlantic shallows

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • Other
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Aetomylaeus bovinus, also known as the bull ray, duckbill ray, or duckbill eagle ray, is a species of large stingray of the family Myliobatidae found around the coasts of Europe and Africa.

Maximum length
222 cm
Body shape
other
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Morocco to Angola, including the Mediterranean, Madeira and the Canary Islands; then from Saldanha Bay to Natal (South Africa) and southern Mozambique (Ref. 5578 ).
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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