Striped Stingaree, Trygonoptera ovalis Last & Gomon 1987
Other Names: Bight Stingaree
A Striped Stingaree, Trygonoptera ovalis, at Woodman Point, Coogee, Western Australia, February 2020. Source: jmartincrossley / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A greyish to greyish-brown stingaree with dark markings below, in front of, and between the eyes, and often a dark stripe on the snout (obvious on juveniles), a pair of sometimes indistinct dark patches on the disc extending as stripes along the disc and tail, a pale midline pale, and a greyish to black caudal fin. The underside is white to yellow with dark margins on the disc and pelvic fins.
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Trygonoptera ovalis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1677
Striped Stingaree, Trygonoptera ovalis Last & Gomon 1987
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to Western Australia, from Eucla, Great Australian Bight, to the Houtman Abrolhos. Inhabits seagrass beds and sandy areas adjacent to reefs. |
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Features |
Disc almost oval, slightly longer than wide; broadest part 1 to 3 eye diameters behind level of spiracles; anterior profile obtuse. Snout fleshy, tip not extended. Eye of moderate size, 17-22% preocular snout length. Posterior margin of spiracle rounded or angular. Mouth small; about 4 minute papillae on floor. Internasal flap skirt- shaped, posterior angle not extended into distinct lobe. Posterolateral border of nostril forming a broad flattened and fleshy lobe. Tail broad, rounded in cross-section; of moderate length, 75-100% disc length; lateral cutaneous folds absent; dorsal fin small; caudal fin relatively large, lanceolate. |
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Colour |
Dorsal surface greyish to greyish-brown; dark markings below, in front of and between eyes; often with a dark stripe extending to snout tip (obvious on juveniles); paired dark patches near centre of disc extending as stripes posteriorly along disc and tail, sometimes darkish areas obscure; pale along midline. Caudal fin greyish or black. Ventral surface white or yellow; tail and margins of disc and pelvic fins mostly dark. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin ovalis (= oval), in reference to the distinctive almost oval disc of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Trygonoptera ovalis Last & Gomon 1987, Memoirs of Museum Victoria 48(1): 63, fig. 1. Type locality: South of Red Rocks Point, Great Australian Bight, Western Australia, 32°24'S, 127°30'E, depth 30 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Resources |
Striped Stingaree, Trygonoptera ovalis Last & Gomon 1987
References
Gomon, M.F., Yearsley, G.K. & Last, P.R. 2008. Family Urolophidae. 125-137 pp. in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Hoschke, A., Whisson, G. & Moore, G.I. 2019. Complete list of fishes from Rottnest Island. pp. 150-161 in Whisson, G. & Hoschke, A. (eds) The Rottnest Island fish book. 2nd ed. Perth : Aqua Research and Monitoring Services.
Hutchins, J.B. 1979. A guide to the marine fishes of Rottnest Island. Perth : Creative Research 103 pp.
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp.
Hutchins, J.B. & Thompson, M. 1983. The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 103 pp. 345 figs.
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.
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.1987.48.15
Last, P.R. & Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Urolophidae. pp. 172-181 figs 150-159 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls.
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.
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.
Yearsley, G.K. & Last, P.R. 2016. A new genus of stingarees (Myliobatiformes: Urolophidae) with comments on other urolophid genera and an annotated checklist of species, in Last, P.R. & Yearsley, G.K. (eds) Rays of the World: Supplementary information. CSIRO Special Publication: 1–10.
