Spotted Eagle Ray
Aetobatus narinari
Sighting evidence at Five Caves, Maui
Photo: michel candel · CC BY-NC-SA
Spotted eagle rays glide across the sandy plain beyond Five Caves' lava tubes, using their shovel-shaped snouts to excavate buried bivalves and crustaceans from the substrate. Their ornate white-spotted dorsal pattern is individually unique — researchers use photographic identification to track population movements across Maui's south shore, and long-term data suggests a stable resident population at this site.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Spotted Eagle Ray is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.