Urolophus piperatus

Séret & Last, 2003

Coral sea stingaree
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 piperatus
Holotype: CSIRO: H 1156-04; Paratype: CSIRO: H 1102-05; CSIRO: H 1113-05; CSIRO: H 2449-01; CSIRO: H 3551-03; CSIRO: H 718-37; MNHN: 2002-0117 (old: CSIRO SR 32);

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Citation: Urolophus piperatus Séret & Last, 2003: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024

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Common names
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Coral sea stingaree

Short Description
Weakly rhomboidal disc, width 66.7-70.0% total length; rather long tail, postcoacal length 45.3-47.7% total length; medium snout (preorbital length 13.3-16.3% total length); broad, cartilaginous interorbit 3.8-4.6% total length; internasal flap skirt-shaped, diverging slightly; posterior angle of nasal curtain with a short, pointed lobe; inner margin of spiracle oblique; no tail fold; small dorsal fin; apices of pelvic fins angular; 7-9 oral papillae; 98-108 pectoral fin radials; 32-35 tooth rows in upper jaw; dorsal surface pale brown to grey, often with fine black spots (Ref. 51067).

Distribution
Western Central Pacific: northern Queensland, Australia. Source: www.gbif.org

Biology
Found on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154).

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

Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 171 - 370 m (Ref. 51067)

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7454;