Myliobatidae

Purple eagle ray

Myliobatis hamlyni

Once Australian now patchily widespread

• Purple
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Medium

The purple eagle ray (Myliobatis hamlyni) is a species of fish in the family Myliobatidae. It was formerly considered endemic to Australia but is now known to be more widespread. Its natural habitat is the open seas where it has a patchy distribution, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "near-threatened".