Myliobatidae

Wirtz, Peter, Fricke, Ronald & Biscoito, Manuel José, 2008, The coastal fishes of Madeira Island — new records and an annotated check-list, Zootaxa 1715, pp. 1-26 : 5

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.274128
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6230025
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scientific name	Myliobatidae
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* Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) —Common eagle ray

Pteromylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) —Bull ray

Recorded by Maul (1949). No specimen in the MMF collection but record confirmed by underwater photos by the first author.

* Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) —Giant manta

Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788) — Devil fish

This species was recorded from Madeira by several authors including Maul (1949), Nunes (1974: 236), and Wirtz (1994: 20). However, the species Mobula tarapacana (Philipi, 1893) could also be present in Madeira waters. The identity of the Madeira Mobula species needs checking.

References

Maul, G. E. (1949) Lista sistematica dos peixes assinalados nos mares da Madeira e indice alfabetico. pp 135 - 159. In: A. C. de Noronha & A. A. Sarmento (1949) Vertebrados da Madeira, 2 º Volume-Peixes. Junta Geral do Distrito Autonomo do Funchal.

Nunes, A. A. (1974) Peixes da Madeira. Junta Geral do Distrito Autonomo, Funchal. 284 pp.

Wirtz, P. (1994) Unterwasserfuhrer Madeira, Kanaren, Azoren: Fische - Underwater Guide Madeira, Canary Islands, Azores: Fish. Naglschmid Verlag, Stuttgart.