Hinge-Back Shrimp Common Stingray

Numbfish

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: N/A
Order: Torpediniformes Family: Torpedinidae - Numbfishes
Genus: Hypnos Species: H.monopterygium
Habitat: Sheltered mud and sand from 3m to 640m deep
Distribution: Broome, WA to Caloundra, Qld
Maximum Size: Length to 690 mm
Notes: Distinctive shaped ray with two lobes. Can give the unwary diver a nasty electric shock. Feeds on comparatively large fish which are shocked and eaten.
Image Location: Cod Hole, off Nobby's Beach Port Macquarie
Image ID Number: P3150069 in folder: Q
Reference: Edgar page: 397, Kuiter page: