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Southern Fiddler Ray

Trygonorrhina dumerilii

Also known as: Banjo Ray, Banjo Shark, Black-and-White Fiddler Ray, Dumeril's Shovelnose Ray, Fiddler, Fiddler Ray, Green Skate, Magpie Fiddler, Magpie Fiddler Ray, Magpie Ray, Paritt, Southern Fiddler, Shovelnose Ray

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
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@epic · Sydney Aquarium, Australia · June 20171 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, or in schools, over soft mud, sand, and seagrass beds, of the continental shelf.
They feed on benthic crustaceans, small fish, molluscs, and worms.
Eastern Indian Ocean - Southern Australian

Guitarfish catch their prey by using a suction method called "jumping jacks" when jumping out of the water.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black lines
Behaviour
schoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Indian Ocean
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Found singly, or in schools, over soft mud, sand, and seagrass beds, of the continental shelf.

RANGE
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classElasmobranchii
    4. orderRhinopristiformes
    5. familyTrygonorrhinidae
    6. genusTrygonorrhina
    7. speciesTrygonorrhina dumerilii (Castelnau, 1873)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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