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Spotted Shovelnose Ray
Aptychotrema timorensis
- Usual depth34–183 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, June, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
The spotted shovelnose ray is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is endemic to northern Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Spotted shovelnose ray”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 34–183 m · Deepest record: 183 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Spotted Shovelnose Ray
Similar species
- Australian Shovelnose Ray
Aptychotrema rostrata
- Guitar Fish
Aptychotrema vincentiana
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 12 open-data records from 1965 to 1997.
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