Scientific Name	Aetomylaeus nichofii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)	Depth	- M
Chinese	聶氏無刺鱝	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱝科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F058　Myliobatidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	聶氏無刺鱝
Max Length	65 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	青帶圓吻燕魟、魴仔、燕仔魴(澎湖)、飛魴仔(澎湖)、佛祖燕(澎湖)
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats		Holotype Locality	East Indies
Synonyms	Aetomylaeus huletti, Aetomylaeus nichofi, Aetomylaeus niehofii, Aetomyleus nichofii, Aetomylus huletti, Myliobatis nieuhofii, Raja niehofii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Last, P.R. etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0070761. FRIP00026. NMMSTP00496.
Common Name	Nieuhof's eagle ray; Nieuhof's eagle-ray; Banded eagle ray
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Vulnerable(VU) A2d+3d+4d 2003-04-30
Characteristic	Disc very broad, its length 1.67 in its width. Snout short, 2.4 in head, forms pointed lobe at low level in front. Eyes not visible from above. 2.2snout. Spiracles large, deep, open laterally. Nostrils confluent with mouth, free hind edge of valve fringed. Teeth with broad median row and 3 narrow lateral rows each side. Gill openings small, subequal. One dorsal fin, small, origin nearly opposite ends of ventral bases. Ventrals about twice as long as wide, outer angle rounded, hind margin a broad curve from the outer angle to the end of the base. Pectorals subfalciform. Tail long, slender, whiplike; no caudal spine. Speclmen in formalin black brown, with five or six narrow bands of lighter, bluish. Whitish below.
habitats	Occurs inshore and offshore, from the intertidal to at least 70 m depth. May enter brackish water. Feeds on worms, crustaceans, snails, and bony fishes. Ovoviviparous. With litters of up to 4 young. Size at birth about 17 cm WD.
Distribution	India, Ceylon, Burma, Pinang Singapore, East Indies, Philippines, Cochin China, Japan, Australia, Victoria, Taiwan.
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