Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 108

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001
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scientific name	Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790)
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Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) View in CoL

Aetobatus latirostris Duméril, 1861 View in CoL [ Synonym : junior, new� Type-locality: Aetobatus latirostris View in CoL – “ Gabon coast”, western Africa. Holotype: MNHN 0000-2349.

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 330 cm WD

Water type: marine, brackish

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 1-80 m

Migration: amphidromous

IUCN status: EN – Endangered (A2bd / 2021)

Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: widespread in tropical and warm temperate waters. Aetobatus narinari is probably a species-complex with different forms having more restricted ranges than the presently considered wide-ranging single species. Observed caught by artisanal boats of Mayumba (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).