Southern shovelnose ray

Southern shovelnose ray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Aptychotrema
Species: A. vincentiana
Binomial name
Aptychotrema vincentiana
(Haacke, 1885)

The southern shovelnose ray, western shovelnose ray, or yellow shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema vincentiana) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas.

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