Aptychotrema rostrata

(Shaw, 1794)

East Australian shovelnose ray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Trygonorrhinidae

Reference of the original description

Shaw, G. & Nodder, F.P. (1789)
The Naturalist's Miscellany, or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described from nature. 1789–1813, London. No pagination, 24 vols, unnumbered pages

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Aptychotrema banksii, Aptychotrema bougainvillei, Aptychotrema bougainvillii, Raja rostrata, Raya rostrata, Rhinobates (Syrrhina) banksii, Rhinobatus banksii, Rhinobatus bougainvillei, Rhinobatus bougainvillii, Rhinobatus tuberculatus, Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) banksii, Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) bougainvillii

Types
Aptychotrema rostrata
XXXX: No types known;
Aptychotrema bougainvillii
Holotype: MNHN: 1227;
Rhinobatus tuberculatus
XXXX: No types known;
Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) banksii
Holotype: BMNH: ? specimen not preserved

Description :

Citation: Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw, 1794): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024

Please send your images of "Aptychotrema rostrata" to info@shark-references.com

Eastern shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata) off Sydney by Taso Viglas from Sydney, Australia, wiki

Common names
$deu $T$$ Geigenrochen, eng

Australian shovelnose ray, eng

Banjo fish, eng

Banks shovelnose ray, eng

Common shovelnosed ray, eng

East Australian shovelnose ray, eng

Eastern shovelnose ray, eng

Guitarfish, eng

Long-snouted shovelnose ray, eng

Shovelnose ray, eng

Shovelnose shark, eng

Southern shovelnose ray

Distribution
Western Pacific: endemic to Australia. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: commercial

Biology
Ovoviviparous with up to 4 in a litter. Size at birth about 13 cm. Found on soft bottoms, in bays, seagrass areas, and sometimes near rocky reefs [1658]. Also found in lower parts of estuaries. Feeds on bottom crustaceans, molluscs, and fishes.

Size / Weight / Age
72.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9909)); 120 cm TL (female)

Habitat
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range ? - 60 m [1658]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=355;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Myxosporea