CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Elasmobranchii (class)  »  Rajiformes (order)  »  Dasyatidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 035033 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Pateobatis hortlei   (Last, Manjaji-Matsumoto & Kailola, 2006)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 35 Dasyatidae (Stingrays) - show full list Standard Name: [a stingray] Organism Type: a stingray Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Estuarine Coastal (0-40m) Parent Codes: 37 035912     Pateobatis spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-09-20. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 1 to 7 m.

Taxon Notes:

A rare and poorly-known ray recorded only from the Pentecost, Durack, and Daly Rivers of northwest Australia and southern New Guinea (Kyne et al 2021).

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Record source and Scientific Name verified against:

Kyne, P.M, Heupel, M.R., White, W.T., Simpfendorfer, C.A., 2021, The Action Plan for Australian Sharks and Rays 2021. National Environmental Science Program, Marine Biodiversity Hub., Hobart 436pp.