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Image Bank - Sharks and Rays

Banded Stingaree,Swimming

Reference

IB0666

Category

Sharks and Rays

Family Name

Stingarees - UROLOPHIDAE

Common Name

Banded Stingaree,Swimming

Scientific Name

Urolophus cruciatus

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Stingarees are closely related to the Stingrays and possess a barbed, venomous spine on the tail. They have numerous small teeth and feed mainly on benthic invertebrates. Most Stingarees are 40-60 cm in length.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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