Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw, 1794)
Eastern shovelnose ray
Aptychotrema rostrata
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.
Diagnosis:   
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


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