Mitotic Stingaree, Urolophus mitosis Last & Gomon 1987


Other Names: Blotched Stingaree

Mitotic Stingaree, Urolophus mitosis. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:
A small endemic stingaree known only from off Port Hedland, Western Australia. The Mitotic Stingaree is pale green, becoming reddish towards the disc margins, with several large, variable, pale blue, evenly-spaced blotches that are outlined and filled with tiny spots. 

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Urolophus mitosis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3540

Mitotic Stingaree, Urolophus mitosis Last & Gomon 1987

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.

Last, P.R & Gomon, M.F. 1987. New Australian fishes. Part 15. New species of Trygonoptera and Urolophus(Urolophidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 63-72 https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1987.48.15Open access

Last, P.R. & Marshall, L.J. 2006. Urolophus mitosis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. . Downloaded on 06 April 2014

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls.

Last, P.R., Yearsley, G.K. & White, W.T. 2016. Family Urolophidae pp. 676-705. In: Last, P.R., White, W.T., de Carvalho, M.R., Séret, B., Stehmann, M.F.W. & & Naylor, G.J.P. (eds) Rays of the World. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 800 pp.

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1985. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. (p. [54, as Urolophus sp. 3)

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37038011

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Danger:Venomous spine on tail

Depth:about 200 m

Habitat:Soft bottoms

Max Size:29 cm TL

Native:Endemic

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