Eastern Shovelnose Stingaree
Trygonoptera imitata
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,035
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The eastern shovelnose stingaree (Trygonoptera imitata) is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, endemic to coastal waters off southeastern Australia, excluding Tasmania. This species has a rounded pectoral fin disc wider than long, a fleshy snout forming an obtuse angle, and a relatively short tail terminating in a caudal fin. Its nostrils have prominent lobes on their outside rims and a skirt-shaped curtain of skin with a strongly fringed trailing margin between them.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eastern shovelnose stingaree”.