Aptychotrema vincentiana

(Haacke, 1885)

Western shovelnose ray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Trygonorrhinidae

Reference of the original description

Haacke, W. (1885)
Über eine neue Art uterinaler Brutpflege bei Wirbelthieren. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 8(202), 488–490

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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Asterodermus vincentiana, Rhinobatus vincentianus

Types
Aptychotrema vincentiana
Holotype: SAMA: F 633

Description :

Citation: Aptychotrema vincentiana (Haacke, 1885): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 07/2025

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Common names
eng

Guitarfish, eng

Shovelnose shark, eng

Southern shovelnose ray, eng

Western shovelnose ray, eng

Yellow shovelnose ray

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

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

Habitat
demersal; marine; depth range ? - 32 m [1388]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=358;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea

Branchotenthes octohamatus Glennon, Chisholm & Whittington, 2005 [10853]

Cestoda

Acanthobothrium ocallaghani Campbell & Beveridge, 2002 [16128] [28741]
Acanthobothrium robertsoni Campbell & Beveridge, 2002 [16128] [28741]
Acanthobothrium thomasae Campbell & Beveridge, 2002 [16128] [28741]
Dollfusiella martini (Beveridge, 1990) [16252] [16112]
Dollfusiella ocallaghani (Beveridge, 1990) Beveridge & Jones, 2000 [16252] [16112]
Nybelinia thyrsites Korotaeva, 1971 [16112]
Prochristianella clarkeae Beveridge, 1990 [16252] [16112] [17404]
Pterobothrium lintoni (Maccallum, 1916) Dollfus, 1942 [16283] [16112]

Hirudinea

Branchellion australis Leigh-Sharpe, 1916 [28595]