The Peruvian eagle ray (''Myliobatis peruvianus'') is a species of

fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% ...

in the family Myliobatidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean off

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

and

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. It can be differentiated from the similar Chilean eagle ray (''M. chilensis'') by color and rostral fin form. The ray has not been extensively studied, and is ranked as

Data Deficient A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessarily ...

by the IUCN. It has been recorded only in the open ocean, but is considered likely to be a benthic feeder. It is thought by scientists to be similar to other myliobatids in terms of biology, habits, and threats.

References

Myliobatis Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish described in 1913 {{Chondrichthyes-stub