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Common stingaree (Trygonoptera testacea)
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Urolophidae

Common stingaree

Trygonoptera testacea

Broad triangular snout rounded disc

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

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.

Maximum length
47 cm
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Queensland to New South Wales.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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