Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus 1758) —Common eagle ray

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Myliobatis aquila, C. Dumer. by Gruvel (1931: 78). No recent records of this species.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal to South Africa, straying to southern North Sea; southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa to Kenya and western Mascarenes.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 20 July 2005); Med. (VU: A2b, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Unknown. Medium priority for conservation action.