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A DOUBLE-SPINED specimen of the eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila), taken in Torbay on the 1st Nov., has been presented to this museum by Mr. Frank Gosden, fish dealer, High Street, Exeter. Its dimensions are as follows:—Breadth across the fins, 2ft. 31/2in.; length from snout to the base of the spines, 1ft. 73/4in.; total length from snout to extremity of the tail, 3ft. 61/2in.
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D'URBAN, W. Occurrence of the Eagle Ray. Nature 5, 103 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/005103a0
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