Ocellated eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus) is a saltwater, brackish species recorded in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia. It is found at depths of 1–100 m.
Scientific name: Aetobatus ocellatus · Water: Saltwater, Brackish
Size: up to 300 cm
The ocellated eagle ray is a large species whose disc can exceed 3 m across. It lives in coastal shallows and estuaries, usually at 20-25 m and down to 100 m. Its food is hard-shelled bottom life - hermit crabs, whelks, oysters, clams and large molluscs - along with worms, octopuses and fishes. It is ovoviviparous, with litters of up to 10 pups but usually four or fewer; males mature at about 100-130 cm disc width and females at 150-160 cm. The usual disc width is about 180 cm. IUCN lists it as Endangered (assessed 2023), and its populations recover slowly.
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