Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Pacific Eagle Ray

Aetobatus laticeps

Spanish: Raya águila del Pacífico

Aetobatus laticeps, the Pacific white-spotted eagle ray, is a species of cartilaginous fish in the eagle ray family Myliobatidae. It is found in the tropical East Pacific Ocean, ranging from Baja California to northern Peru, including the Galápagos. Until 2014, it was included in the similar spotted eagle ray (A. narinari), but the two differ in genetics. Following the split, A. narinari is restricted to the Atlantic, while the Indo-Pacific is inhabited by the closely related...

TaxonomyChondrichthyes › Myliobatiformes › Aetobatidae

Local records10 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records479 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2019 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-12-28 — observation by daniel_reyes_c
2025-08-07 — observation by hector_15
2025-03-09 — observation by nolancampbell3
2024-12-22 — observation by zihuadean
2024-11-16 — observation by zihuadean
2024-09-15 — observation by epardo_david

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Fish guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Pacific Eagle Ray (Aetobatus laticeps) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/aetobatus-laticeps/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.