Common eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila). Norsk: Ørneskate.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Common eagle ray yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Common eagle ray
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The common eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila) is a ray with broad, pointed, wing-like pectoral fins that it flaps to 'fly' through the water. The head juts clearly ahead of the wings, and the long, thin, whip-like tail carries one or more venomous spines near its base. The upper side is plain dark brown, grey or almost black, and the underside is white. The disc can reach about 80 cm across, and total length with the tail about 1.8 m. It lives both inshore and offshore, mostly over sand shallower than 50 m but recorded down to about 800 m. It digs crustaceans, clams and snails out of the seabed and crushes the shells with flat tooth plates. Females give birth to live young. Its range runs from the North Sea down to South Africa and includes the Mediterranean, but in Norway it is a very rare visitor. Norwegian Red List 2021: Not Applicable (NA).
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Saltvann
- Red list status: NA (2021)
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- Norwegian sport-fishing records are registered with Villmarksliv, not with FishComp. Read the rules before you do anything else with the fish.
- Records are based on weight and approved by a jury. You give the weight and length, where it was caught, the gear you used and any witnesses.
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Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no).