The eagle rays are a group of cartilaginous fishes in the family Myliobatidae, consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom.

Eagle rays feed on mollusks, and crustaceans, crushing their shells with their flattened teeth.

They are excellent swimmers and are able to breach the water up to several meters above the surface.

Compared with other rays, they have long tails, and well-defined, rhomboidal bodies.

However, most authors (including William Toby White) have preferred to leave the Rhinopteridae and Mobulidae outside of the Myliobatidae.