Numbfish Grey Nurse Shark

Common Stingray

# 35

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: N/A
Order: Myliobatididormes Family: Urolophidae - Stingarees
Genus: Trygonoptera Species: T. testacea
Habitat: Sheltered sand and mud to 135m
Distribution: Cape Howe, NSW to Caloundra, Qld.
Maximum Size: Length to 470 mm
Notes: Commonly caught by fishermen in estuaries. Found in a wide range of habitats along the NSW coast. Barb can cause severe pain.
Image Location: Cathie Wall, 1 km off Lake Cathie
Image ID Number: P1200054 in folder: C
Reference: Edgar page: 400, Kuiter page: