What is Spotted eagle ray?
{{Taxobox | name = Spotted eagle ray | image = Spotted_Eagle_Ray_(Aetobatus_narinari)2.jpg | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Chondrichthyes]] | ordo = [[Myliobatiformes]] | familia = [[Eagle ray|Myliobatidae]] | genus = ''[[Aetobatus]]'' | species = '''''A. narinari''''' | range_map = Spotted Eagle Ray Range Map.jpg | range_map_caption = Where the Spotted Eagle Ray lives (In Red) }} The '''spotted eagle ray''', (''Aetobatus narinari''), is a [[species]] of [[cartilaginous fish]], in the [[eagle ray]] group. It can be found in [[tropical]] waters, including [[Hawaii]], the [[Gulf of Mexico]], off the coast of west [[Africa]], [[Oceania]], and the [[Indian Ocean]]. == Description== [[Image:Aetobatus narinari head.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The bottom of the head]] Spotted eagle rays are around 17 to 35&nbsp;cm wide at birth, but adults can be as long as 16&nbsp;ft (5 meters), and have the wingspan of 3 meters (10&nbsp;ft). An adult weighs 180 to 225&nbsp;kg. The heaviest ever recorded weighed 230&nbsp;kg. They have flat disk-shaped bodies, the top is dark blue or black in colour and is covered in white spots, and the belly is white. Spotted eagle rays also have flat snouts which look like a duck's bill. They have a long tail which is longer than most other [[ray]]'s tails, and they have 2-6 [[Venom (poison)|venomous]] spines right behind their [[pelvic fin]]s. == Behaviour== Spotted eagle rays prefer to swim in waters with the temperature of 24 to 27 °C (75 to 81 °F), and are more active during high [[tide]]s. They are shy [[animal]]s and usually avoid humans, but they have been seen leaping out of the water onto boats and landing on people. They search for their food by digging their snouts into the sand on the sea beds. Groups of them are made up of around 6 members swimming in the same direction, at exactly the same speed. Spotted eagle rays eat [[crustacean]]s including [[shrimp]], [[prawn]]s and [[crab]]s, [[mollusc]]s like [[octopus]]es, [[cla