Common Stingaree
Trygonoptera testacea
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,007
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The common stingaree (Trygonoptera testacea) is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae. The most abundant ray in inshore waters off eastern Australia, it generally inhabits estuaries, sandy flats, and rocky reefs from the shore to a depth of 60 m (200 ft). This plain brownish to grayish species has a rounded pectoral fin disc with a broadly triangular snout.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common stingaree”.