Guide Note: The Spotted Eagle Ray, also known as a stingray, is a tropical fish that lives in shallow zones near coral reefs in temperate zones around the world. The spotted ray typically feeds on shellfish and is not regarded as an aggressive animal. On March 18, 2008, a spotted eagle ray killed a 57-year-old Michigan woman named Judy Kay Zagorski when it leapt from the Atlantic Ocean and landed on her boat.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Genus: Aetobatus
Species: Aetobatus A. narinari
Appearance: Blue dorsal surface with white-ringed spots, white ventral surface and long tail with poisonous spines.
Common names for spotted eagle ray: bishop ray, bonnet skate, duckbill ray, eagle ray, leopard ray, spotted stingray.
Feeds on bivalves, shrimp, crab, octopus, annelids and small fish
Known for swimming close to the surface and occasionally leaping from the water

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