Species Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw & Nodder, 1794)
Eastern Shovelnose Ray, Australian Shovelnose Ray, Banjo Fish, Bank's Shovelnosed Ray, Bank's Shovelnosed-ray, Banks Shovelnosed Ray, Bouganville's Shovelnose Ray, Common Shovelnosed Ray, Eragoni, Guitarfish, Long-snout Shovelnose Ray, Shovel-nosed Ray, Shovelnose Ray, Shovelnose Shark, Southern Shovelnose Ray
- Raja rostrata Shaw, G. & Nodder, F.P. 1794. The Naturalist's Miscellany, or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described from nature. London Vol. 5 pls 162–182, unnumbered pages. [pl. 173].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, unstated locality (=Botany Bay, ex Banks ms). - Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) bougainvillii Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1841. Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin : Veit & Co. pp. 103-200 pls. [117].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 1227, unknown locality. - Rhinobatus (Rhinobatus) banksii Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1841. Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin : Veit & Co. pp. 103-200 pls. [123] [as Rhinobatus (Rhinobatus) Banksii, ex Banks ms].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH (based on drawing, specimen not kept), Australia (as New Holland). - Rhinobatus tuberculatus Macleay, W.J. 1882. Notes on the Pleuronectidae of Port Jackson with descriptions of two hitherto unobserved species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 7(1): 11-15 [12] [nom. nud.].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Aptychotrema banksii (Müller & Henle, 1841). —
Norman, J.R. 1926. A synopsis of the rays of the family Rhinobatidae with a revision of the genus Rhinobatus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 4: 941-982 figs 1-30 [978] - Aptychotrema bougainvillii (Müller & Henle, 1841). —
Norman, J.R. 1926. A synopsis of the rays of the family Rhinobatidae with a revision of the genus Rhinobatus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 4: 941-982 figs 1-30 [978] - Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw & Nodder, 1794). —
Whitley, G.P. 1931. Studies in Ichthyology No. 4. Records of the Australian Museum 18(3): 96-133 figs 1-2 pls 11-16 [96]
Whitley, G.P. 1940. The Fishes of Australia. Part 1. The sharks, rays, devil-fish, and other primitive fishes of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W. 280 pp. 303 figs. [169]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Halifax Bay, QLD (18°50'S) to Merimbula, NSW (36°54'S); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Inshore to about 150 m
General References
Compagno, L.J.V. & Last, P.R. 1999. Families Pristidae, Rhinidae, Rhinobatidae, Platyrhinidae. pp. 1410-1432 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1427]
Last, P.R. 1994. Families Torpedinidae, Rajiidae, Rhinobatidae. pp. 154-172 figs 132-149 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [169]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [22] (as A. banksii, in part, and A. bougainvillii)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [15] (101 and 103, as A. bougainvillii)
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [52] (also as A. bougainvillii)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [34] (118 and 117, as A. bougainvillii)
Common Name References
Compagno, L.J.V. & Last, P.R. 1999. Families Pristidae, Rhinidae, Rhinobatidae, Platyrhinidae. pp. 1410-1432 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1427] (FAO) (Australian Shovelnose Ray)
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [169] (Banjo Fish, Guitarfish, Shovelnose Shark, Southern Shovelnose Ray)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [78] (Bank's Shovelnosed Ray)
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [64] (Common Shovelnosed Ray)
Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp. [16] (Long-snout Shovelnose Ray)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [16] (Eastern Shovelnose Ray)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [286] (Banks Shovelnosed Ray, Eragoni)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [15] (Bank's Shovelnosed-ray)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Eastern Shovelnose Ray)
Waite, E.R. 1928. Check list of the marine fishes of South Australia. Journal of the Pan-Pacific Research Institute 3(1): 3-13 [4] (Shovel-nosed Ray)
Whitley, G.P. 1940. The Fishes of Australia. Part 1. The sharks, rays, devil-fish, and other primitive fishes of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney : Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W. 280 pp. 303 figs. [169] (as Aptychotrema bouganvillii) (Bouganville's Shovelnose Ray)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [46] (Shovelnose Ray)
History of changes
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| 10-Mar-2010 | 23-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |