Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Myliobatiformes > Urolophidae > Urolophus > Urolophus cruciatusUrolophus cruciatus (Banded stingaree; Crossback stingaree)Synonyms: Raja cruciata; Urolophus ephippiatus Language: Danish; Dutch; Mandarin Chinese The crossback stingaree or banded stingaree (Urolophus cruciatus) is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae. It is endemic to southeastern Australia, mainly off Victoria and Tasmania but also marginally to New South Wales and South Australia.. This bottom-dwelling fish generally inhabits sand and reef habitats deeper than 100 m (330 ft) off Victoria, and muddy habitats in shallow bays and estuaries off Tasmania. Befitting its name, the crossback stingaree has a distinctive dark pattern on its back, consisting of a midline stripe that is crossed by three transverse bars. It has an oval pectoral fin disc with a blunt snout and a skirt-shaped curtain of skin between the nostrils. Its tail is short with no skin fold along the sides, and a deep, leaf-shaped caudal fin. The youngest ray |
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Feeding ecology of two high-order predators from south-eastern Australia: the coastal broadnose and the deepwater sharpnose sevengill sharks, J. Matías Braccini, Marine Ecology Progress Series 371:273–284 (2008) ♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London ♦ 3Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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