Urolophus expansus

Mcculloch, 1916


Wide stingaree
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Urolophidae

Reference of the original description
McCulloch, A.R. (1916)
Report on some fishes obtained by the F.I.S. ENDEAVOUR on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and southwestern Australia. Part IV. Biological Results Endeavour, 4(4), 169–199

Types
Urolophus expansus
Syntype: AMS: I.14040; AMS: E.3505; AMS: E.3501;


Description :


Citation: Urolophus expansus Mcculloch, 1916: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Common names
eng Broadbacked stingaree, eng Wide stingaree

Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Size / Weight / Age
47.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [1388])

Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 140 - 420 m [1388], usually 200 - 300 m [1388]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7433;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
  • Acanthobothrium clarkeae Campbell & Beveridge, 2002 [16128] [28741]
  • Acanthobothrium odonoghuei Campbell & Beveridge, 2002 [16128] [28741]
  • Acanthobothrium robertsoni Campbell & Beveridge, 2002 [16128] [28741]
  • Prochristianella clarkeae Beveridge, 1990 [16252] [16112]
  • Rhinebothrium urolophi Coleman, Beveridge & Campbell, 2018 [26943]