Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Note: Mendoza, G. (2020) based on phylogenetic relationships indicates that this species would be the one recorded in Galapagos, more evidence is required to consider the above. Synm.: Aetobatis punctatus (Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886), Aetobatus guttatus (Shaw, 1804), Aetobatus ocellata (Kuhl, 1823), Aetobatus punctatus (Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886), Aetomylaeus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823), Goniobatis meleagris Agassiz, 1858, Miliobatis punctatus Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886, Myliobatis eeltenkee Rüppell, 1837, Myliobatis macroptera McClelland, 1841, Myliobatis ocellatus Kuhl, 1823, Myliobatis punctatus Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886, Myliobatus ocellatus Kuhl, 1823, Pteromylaeus punctatus (Miklukho-Maclay & MacLeay, 1886), Raia quinqueaculeata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824, Raja edentula Forster, 1844, Raja guttata Shaw, 1804, Raja mula Forsskål, 1775, Raja quinqueaculeata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824, Raja tajara Forsskål, 1775, Raja tajara hörraeka Forsskål, 1775,Stoasodon ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823) (Ahyong, 2026).

Origin: Native

Distribution: Galapagos Island (Victor et al., 2024)

• Ahyong, S Et. al. (2025) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. doi:10.14284/170
• Victor, B. C. Grove, J. S., Long, D. J., Robertson, D. R., Keith, I., Bensted-Smith, W., & Salinas-de-León, P. (2024) List of Fishes of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador (Version 2.0). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 41, 54-111.