Common names:
Peppered maskray
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Type locality, east of Rockhampton, Queensland, CSIRO H 5771-01 (holotype of Neotrygon picta, 23.6 cm TL, female). Occurs along the inner continental shelf waters of northern and northeastern Australia from the Arafura Sea off the Northern Territory (08°57′ S, 135°00′ E) to east of Rockhampton, Queensland (23°15′ S, 151°15′ E), 5-96 m (Ref. 76964).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Last, P.R. and W.T. White, 2008
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Neotrygoninae
Etymology: picta:Name from Latin 'pictus' for painted or coloured, refers to the colour pattern of peppery spots on a well-defined or weak reticulate background.. More on authors: Last & White.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 5 - 96 m (Ref. 76964). Tropical
Distribution
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