Urolophus papilio

Séret & Last, 2003



Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Urolophidae

Reference of the original description
Séret, B. & Last, P.R. (2003)
Description of four new stingarees of the genus Urolophus (Batoidea: Urolophidae) from the Coral Sea, South-West Pacific. Cybium, 27(4), 307–320

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Types
Urolophus papilio
Holotype: MNHN: 1997-3720; Paratype: AMS: I.41085-001; CSIRO: H 5697-01 (old: MNHN 1997-3721); MNHN: 1997-3722 ; MNHN: 1997-3723; MNHN: 1997-3724; MNHN: 1997-3725; MNHN: 1997-3726; MNHN: 1997-3727; MNHN: 1997-3728; MNHN: 1997-3729; MNHN: 1997-3730; MNHN: 1997-3731; MNHN: 1997-3732; MNHN: 1997-3733; MNHN: 1997-3737;


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Citation: Urolophus papilio Séret & Last, 2003: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Short Description
Broad disc, width exceeding 70% total length; short tail, postcoacal length less than three-quarters of disc length; long snout, exceeding 17% total length; broad, rectangular internasal flap, width subequal to interspace between 5th gill slits; inner margin of spiracle parallel to longitudinal axis; tail folds rudimentary or absent; small dorsal fin; apices of pelvic fins rounded; single row of 10-13 oral papillae; no broad lobes on posterolateral border of nostrils; 104-110 pectoral fin radials; dorsal surface uniform yellowish brown (Ref. 51067).

Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Chesterfield Islands. Source: www.gbif.org

Size / Weight / Age
31.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 51067))

Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 330 - 330 m (Ref. 51067)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7452;