Species Aptychotrema timorensis Last, 2004
Spotted Shovelnose Ray
- Aptychotrema timorensis Last, P.R. 2004. Rhinobatos sainsburyi n.sp. and Aptychotrema timorensis n.sp. —Two New Shovelnose Rays (Batoidea: Rhinobatidae) from the Eastern Indian Ocean. Records of the Australian Museum 56: 201-208 [203, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO CA.1258, north of Bathurst Island, NT [10°14'S, 130°03'E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Aptychotrema sp. A. —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [284] (figure of holotype) - Aptychotrema sp. 2. —
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [44] (figure of holotype)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from Timor Sea, tropical
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
124 m.
General References
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [31] (as Aptychotrema sp. 2)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [284] (as Aptychotrema sp. A)
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [44] (as Aptychotrema sp. 2)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Mar-2010 | 10-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |