Species: Myliobatis freminvillei, Bullnose Ray, Bullnose Eagle Ray

Myliobatis freminvillei Lesueur, 1824

Bullnose Ray, Bullnose Eagle Ray

Disc rhomboidal, wider than long; pectorals bluntly pointed, concave at rear, continue onto rostrum; head broad, short, projecting well before disc, snout relatively elongate; eyes and spiracles on side of head; mouth with fleshy papillae on its floor; teeth in flat, pavement-like plates, with 7 series of plates, central row is largest; distance between 5th gill slits ~equal to distance between inner edges of nostrils; tail slender, about as long as disc, no tail fin; 1-2 large spines at base, after small dorsal fin; length of base of dorsal fin ~ distance between exposed nostrils; origin of dorsal fin just behind rear tip of pelvic fin.

Upper surface grey, redbrown or dark brown, with diffuse white spots that are usually smaller than the eye; lower surface white; rear of tail black; teeth green.

Reaches 106 cm disc width; size at birth is 25 cm.

Bottom living on shallow inshore waters, mainly in estuaries.

Depth range: 0-100 m.

The central US to Uruguay.