There is very little that is known about the Banded Eagle Ray despite that it is plentiful in many seas around Eurasia. The seas/oceans where it presides include the Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to the Philippines, north to Korea and southern Japan, south to northern Australia and possibly in the Red Sea, as well as eastern and southern Africa.
And you thought the Spotted Eagle Ray was pretty! 😍
Although the Ornate Eagle Ray is the largest of all eagle ray species, they are extremely rare, with few records from fisheries and a limited number of sightings in the wild. There have been fewer than 60 confirmed sightings of the ornate eagle ray and they are often referred to as the unicorn of the sea. The majority of encounters are recorded from Australia and the Indo-West Pacific region.