Spotted Eagle Ray Aetobatus Narinari Stock Photo

The spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari is a cartilaginous fish of the eagle ray family, Myliobatidae. As traditionally recognized, it is found globally in tropical regions, including the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Recent authorities have restricted it to the Atlantic including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico with other populations recognized as the ocellated eagle ray A. ocellatus and Pacific white-spotted eagle ray A. laticeps. Spotted eagle rays are most commonly seen alone, but occasionally swim in groups. They are ovoviviparous, the female retaining the eggs then releasing the young as miniature versions of the parent.