Smooth Stingray at Batemans Bay, NSW
Identification history
| Bathytoshia brevicaudata | 7 Apr 2019 | AndrewG | ||
| Bathytoshia brevicaudata | 6 Apr 2019 | AndrewG | ||
| Unverified | 6 Apr 2019 | roymcd |
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User's notes
Very large rays (for me at least). An extra highlight while eating my fish n chips. In the second photo you can just spot the tail tip of the fourth ray in the bottom left of photo.
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AndrewG
wrote:
8 Apr 2019
The species is Bathytoshia brevicaudata, formerly known as Dasyatis brevicaudata.
These rays, also called smooth or shorttail stingrays, are often attracted to places where fishos clean their fish. Sometimes you will see one without a tail, where some cruel person has caught the ray and chopped off the tail, in a misguided attempt to 'save the world' from the poor ray. These rays are not aggressive, but are very inquisitive. Treat with caution and don't threaten or frighten the ray and you can have a close encounter with a large marine creature.
These rays, also called smooth or shorttail stingrays, are often attracted to places where fishos clean their fish. Sometimes you will see one without a tail, where some cruel person has caught the ray and chopped off the tail, in a misguided attempt to 'save the world' from the poor ray. These rays are not aggressive, but are very inquisitive. Treat with caution and don't threaten or frighten the ray and you can have a close encounter with a large marine creature.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.178313-35.705450
- Places Batemans Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 3 Apr 2019 12:08 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
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Collections
roymcd South Coast NatureMapr Bathytoshia brevicaudata Other Stingrays and Skates Sharks, Rays and Skates (Marine & Estuarine) Fish
Species information
- Bathytoshia brevicaudata Scientific name
- Smooth Stingray Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 16m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Dasyatis brevicaudata