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with angular posterior rims. The outer rim of each nostril may be enlarged into a small knob; between the nostrils is a skirt-shaped curtain of skin with a finely fringed trailing margin. There are 8–14 stubby papillae (nipple-like structures) on the floor of the large mouth, as well as a
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disc much wider than long, with broadly rounded outer corners and nearly straight anterior margins that converge at an obtuse angle. The tip of the snout protrudes slightly past the disc. The small eyes are followed by comma-shaped
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narrow patch of large papillae on the lower jaw. The teeth are small with roughly oval bases, and the five pairs of
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of dark brown rings with light-coloured centers, separated by fine reticulated lines. The
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Seret, B. & P. Last (2003). "Description of four new stingarees of the genus
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milk"). The litter size is probably small, judging by related species. Males
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followed by a serrated stinging spine. The skin entirely lacks
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481:(IUCN) has listed the patchwork stingaree under
446:sandyback stingaree. Reproduction is presumably
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267:(IUCN) has listed the patchwork stingaree under
554:Last, P.R. & M.F. Gomon (31 October 1987).
508:Kyne, P.M.; Last, P.R.; Marshall, L.J. (2019).
533:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T60093A68649427.en
479:International Union for Conservation of Nature
454:sustained by maternally produced histotroph ("
265:International Union for Conservation of Nature
450:like in other stingrays, with the developing
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873:56C60B47-60FB-CAC2-B133-774E239151A5
922:IUCN Red List least concern species
519:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
373:species is mostly found over fine
357:, and the eastern population from
305:on 21 April 1982, by the research
239:off northwestern and northeastern
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937:Marine fish of Western Australia
932:Marine fish of Eastern Australia
243:. It usually inhabits the outer
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407:are small with curved margins.
303:Port Hedland, Western Australia
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947:Taxa named by Martin F. Gomon
16:Species of cartilaginous fish
627:Sharks and Rays of Australia
942:Taxa named by Peter R. Last
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190:Urolophus flavomosaicus
952:Fish described in 1987
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448:aplacental viviparous
237:disjunct distribution
172:U. flavomosaicus
220:) is a little-known
24:Patchwork stingaree
430:Biology and ecology
327:butterfly stingaree
319:sandyback stingaree
212:patchwork stingaree
31:Conservation status
466:Human interactions
442:equivalent of the
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405:pelvic fins
385:Description
233:Urolophidae
201:M. F. Gomon
148:Urolophidae
916:Categories
489:References
416:dorsal fin
412:caudal fin
401:gill slits
375:substrates
367:Queensland
363:Townsville
331:U. papilio
325:) and the
257:caudal fin
253:dorsal fin
114:Subclass:
927:Urolophus
597:Urolophus
562:Urolophus
472:Coral Sea
470:Only the
444:temperate
396:spiracles
359:Caloundra
290:from the
241:Australia
235:, with a
166:Species:
159:Urolophus
84:Kingdom:
78:Eukaryota
795:11171660
751:FishBase
703:Q3281188
697:Wikidata
440:tropical
299:mosaicus
275:Taxonomy
226:stingray
144:Family:
128:Batoidea
98:Chordata
94:Phylum:
88:Animalia
74:Domain:
51:IUCN 3.1
894:ZooBank
769:2419394
475:Fishery
456:uterine
452:embryos
371:benthic
343:endemic
307:trawler
228:in the
222:species
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424:mosaic
295:flavus
261:mosaic
230:family
203:, 1987
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790:IRMNG
756:11601
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311:Soela
292:Latin
842:OBIS
829:NCBI
816:IUCN
803:ITIS
764:GBIF
725:BOLD
659:ISBN
631:ISBN
560:and
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524:2019
309:FRV
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