A large yellowish to brownish fiddler ray with an almost oval-shaped disc and a broadly rounded snout. The Southern Fiddler Ray has a pattern of dark-edged greyish bands radiating from the eyes and on the back.

Of the two species in this genus this species does not have a triangular or diamond shape just behind the eyes in the middle of the disc

At a glance

Habitat Coastal waters including over sand flats and seagrass beds, in depths to 205 m.
Size Can grow to around 146cm long
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia From WA to Vic including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia From WA to Vic including around Tasmania
Habitat
Coastal waters including over sand flats and seagrass beds, in depths to 205 m.
Size
Can grow to around 146cm long
Common Name Southern Fiddler Ray
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
Conservation Least Concern
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassChondrichthyes
SubclassElasmobranchii
OrderRhinopristiformes
FamilyTrygonorrhinidae
GenusTrygonorrhina
SpeciesTrygonorrhina dumerilii
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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