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Yellow shovelnose stingaree

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66: 41: 412:. The upper surface of the disc and tail are a deep, even yellow to yellowish brown in color, becoming darker on the caudal fin. The underside is white to yellowish, sometimes with darker fin margins and/or irregular dusky blotches on the belly. The largest recorded specimen is 39 cm (15 in) long. 379:
behind the eyes are comma-shaped, with the "tail" curving beneath to the level of the mid-eye; the posterior margins of the spiracles are angular. The outer rim of each nostril is enlarged into a prominent lobe. Between the nostrils is a skirt-shaped curtain of skin with a deeply fringed posterior
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disc slightly wider than long, with the anterior margins weakly convex and converging at an obtuse angle on a fairly elongated, fleshy snout. The tip of the snout does not protrude past the disc. The eyes are medium-sized, well-spaced, and slightly elevated. The
259:. There are prominent lobes outside of its nostrils, and a skirt-shaped flap of skin with a deeply fringed trailing margin in between. Above, this ray is an almost completely uniform light to dark yellow color, which darkens on the caudal fin. The 440:(IUCN) currently lacks sufficient information to assess the conservation status of the yellow shovelnose stingaree. The species faces little fishing pressure, as the depth range it occupies lies largely between the operating depths of coastal 380:
margin that overhangs the small mouth. The lower jaw conceals the upper jaw and bears a prominent, corrugated patch of papillae (nipple-like structures). The small teeth have oval to diamond-shaped bases and are arranged in a
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pattern; the crowns range from pointed near the middle of the jaws to blunt at the sides. There are 19–20 upper and 22–23 lower tooth rows. The floor of the mouth bears eight or more papillae. The five pairs of
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fisheries and the small-scale Western Deepwater Trawl Fishery. It would potentially benefit from the implementation of the 2004 Australian National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks.
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sp. nov., a new stingaree (Myliobatoidei: Urolophidae) from southwestern Australia". In Last, P.R.; W.T. White & J.J. Pogonoski (eds.).
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or fin folds. A single, serrated stinging spine is placed atop the tail, well behind the base. The skin is devoid of
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at a depth of 100–210 m (330–690 ft). Growing to 39 cm (15 in) long, this species has an oval
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Virtually nothing is known of the natural history of the yellow shovelnose stingaree. It is presumably
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like other stingrays. Newborns probably measure around 16 cm (6.3 in) long; males reach
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between 100–210 m (330–690 ft) deep, stretching off Western Australia from
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The yellow shovelnose stingaree inhabits a relatively narrow zone of the outer
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The first specimens of the yellow shovelnose stingaree were collected by the
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disc with a rather elongated, triangular snout, and a short tail with a
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during the winter of 1981, when it was conducting exploratory
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is a 33 cm (13 in) long adult male caught off the
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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are roughly triangular; the males have short, thick
615: 514: 512: 510: 508: 263:(IUCN) assesses the yellow shovelnose stingaree as 562: 560: 558: 556: 554: 552: 342:to at least the Houtman Abrolhos, and probably to 354:may also be of this species. This fairly common, 310:("yellow"), in reference to its coloration. The 267:, as there is minimal fishing within its range. 466:Kyne, P.M.; Last, P.R.; Marshall, L.J. (2019). 525:Descriptions of new Australian Chondrichthyans 491:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T60080A68647900.en 438:International Union for Conservation of Nature 261:International Union for Conservation of Nature 8: 370:The yellow shovelnose stingaree has an oval 346:. A similar shovelnose stingaree found from 603: 291:. The ray was provisionally identified as 39: 20: 489: 318:. This species is closely related to the 519:Last, P.R. & G.K. Yearsley (2008). " 453: 428:at 33–36 cm (13–14 in) long. 567:Last, P.R. & J.D. Stevens (2009). 7: 786:IUCN Red List least concern species 477:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 14: 806:Taxa named by Gordon K. Yearsley 796:Marine fish of Western Australia 546:(invalid, listed in publication) 64: 1: 16:Species of cartilaginous fish 569:Sharks and Rays of Australia 320:western shovelnose stingaree 24:Yellow shovelnose stingaree 801:Taxa named by Peter R. Last 595:Fishes of Australia : 212:yellow shovelnose stingaree 827: 299:(CSIRO) publication. The 186: 179: 61:Scientific classification 59: 37: 28: 23: 330:Distribution and habitat 811:Fish described in 2008 352:Great Australian Bight 484:: e.T60080A68647900. 422:aplacental viviparous 303:is derived from the 220:) is a little-known 416:Biology and ecology 31:Conservation status 646:Trygonoptera_galba 617:Trygonoptera galba 597:Trygonoptera galba 521:Trygonoptera galba 470:Trygonoptera galba 432:Human interactions 358:ray prefers sandy 217:Trygonoptera galba 190:Trygonoptera galba 773: 772: 745:Open Tree of Life 609:Taxon identifiers 578:978-0-674-03411-2 534:978-0-1921424-1-2 336:continental shelf 289:Western Australia 245:Western Australia 241:continental shelf 208: 207: 54: 818: 766: 765: 753: 752: 740: 739: 727: 726: 714: 713: 701: 700: 688: 687: 675: 674: 662: 661: 649: 648: 636: 635: 634: 604: 583: 582: 564: 547: 538: 516: 503: 502: 500: 498: 493: 463: 410:dermal denticles 316:Houtman Abrolhos 301:specific epithet 192: 69: 68: 48: 43: 42: 21: 826: 825: 821: 820: 819: 817: 816: 815: 776: 775: 774: 769: 761: 756: 748: 743: 735: 730: 722: 717: 709: 704: 696: 691: 683: 678: 670: 665: 657: 652: 644: 639: 630: 629: 624: 611: 591: 586: 579: 566: 565: 550: 535: 518: 517: 506: 496: 494: 465: 464: 455: 451: 434: 426:sexual maturity 418: 404:. 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Index

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Batoidea
Myliobatiformes
Urolophidae
Trygonoptera
Binomial name
Last
Yearsley
species
stingray
family
Urolophidae
endemic
continental shelf
Western Australia
pectoral fin
caudal fin
dorsal fin
International Union for Conservation of Nature
least concern
Taiwanese

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