| Citation | Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2016, Rays of the world.. CSIRO Publishing, Comstock Publishing Associates. i-ix + 1-790. |
| Ref. | 114953 Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2016 |
| Page | 575;photo |
| Named Used as Valid | Maculabatis astra |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: off Australia and southern New Guinea. |
| Quote | demersal inshore, over muddy bottoms or mangrove flats to 140 m depth; litters of 1-3 pups; feeds mainly on prawns and crabs; |