Scientific Name	Myliobatis tobijei   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1854	Depth	3 - 300M
Chinese	鳶鱝	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱝科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F058　Myliobatidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	鳶鱝
Max Length	150 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	燕魟、飛魴仔、鷹魴、土地公燕(澎湖)、飛魴仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Japan to East China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、North、PonFu
Habitats		Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Mobula tobijei, Myliobatis tobije
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0061275. NMMBP06290. NMMBP06308. NTMP1367. NTUM01695.
Common Name	Cowhead eagle ray; Kite ray; Japanese eagle ray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Disc broad, its width nearly 1.7 in length; anterior margin slightly convex, posterior slightly concave. Snout broad, subtruncate with a cephalic fin in front. Eyes small, lateral, prominent. Spiracles twice long as eye. Nostrils large, confluent with mouth, free hind nasal valves fringed. Mouth transverse, little arched. Teeth in pavement, median 4 times wider than long. One dorsal fin, small rounded on upper margins, its insertion far behind the ventrals by a distance about twice its base. Ventrals short, broad, rounded behind. Pectorals extend forward to the side of head and end at the mouth corners. Tail long, slender, with two serrated spine behind dorsal. Specimen in formalin black brown on the back. Lower surface whitish. Body smooth.
habitats	Found from the intertidal to the uppermost continental slope. A carnivore feeding on benthic animals. Ovoviviparous.
Distribution	Japan, China, Taiwan.
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