Image Bank - Sharks and Rays
Sixgill Stingray, Swimming
Reference |
IB3699 |
Category |
Sharks and Rays |
Family Name |
Sixgill Stingrays - HEXATRYGONIDAE |
Common Name |
Sixgill Stingray, Swimming |
Scientific Name |
Hexatrygon bickelli |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
Notes |
Sixgill Stingray can manipulate the flexible snout independently, and it is presumably used for detecting prey and extricating it from the muddy bottoms of their deepwater habitat. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |