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Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw, 1794) Eastern shovelnose ray |
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photo by
Murch, A. |
| Family: | Trygonorrhinidae (Banjo rays, Fiddler rays) | |||
| Max. size: | 100 cm TL (male/unsexed); 120 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine; depth range - 220 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: endemic to Australia. | |||
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| Biology: | Found on soft bottoms off beaches, lower parts of estuaries and offshore (Ref. 9909). Feeds on bottom crustaceans, mollusks, and fishes (Ref. 9909). Males mature at 60-68 cm TL, females at 54-66 cm TL; birth size at 13-15 TL. Produces 4-18 pups after 3-5 month gestation, usually around November and December (Ref. 114953). Caught in nets (Ref. 9909). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9909). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 May 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||