Urolophus gigas

Scott, 1954


Spotted stingaree
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Urolophidae

Reference of the original description
Scott, T.D. (1954)
Four new fishes from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum, 11(2), 105–112

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Types
Urolophus gigas
Holotype: SAMA: F 2744;


Description :


Citation: Urolophus gigas Scott, 1954: 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 Sinclair"s stingaree, eng Sinclairs stingaree, eng Spotted stingaree

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

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

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range ? - 50 m [1388]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7435;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
  • Pterobothrium platycephalum (Shipley & Hornell, 1906) Dollfus, 1930 [15789]