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Species Index

Group: Shark and Ray Families

family genus scientific name common name
Myliobatidae Aetobatus Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823) Whitespotted Eagle Ray
Rhinobatidae Aptychotrema Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw, 1794) Eastern Shovelnose Ray
Dasyatidae Bathytoshia Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) Smooth Stingray
Brachaeluridae Brachaelurus Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Blind Shark
Odontaspididae Carcharias Carcharias taurus (Rafinesque, 1810) Grey Nurse Shark
Dasyatidae Hemitrygon Hemitrygon fluviorum (Ogilby, 1908) Estuary Stingray
Heterodontidae Heterodontus Heterodontus galeatus (Gunther, 1870) Crested Horn Shark
Hypnidae Hypnos Hypnos monopterygius (Shaw and Nodder, 1795) Coffin Ray
Myliobatidae Mobula Mobula alfredi (Krefft, 1868) Alfred Manta
Myliobatidae Myliobatis Myliobatis australis (Macleay, 1881) Southern Eagle Ray
Dasyatidae Neotrygon Neotrygon kuhlii (Muller and Henle, 1841) Blue Spotted Maskray
Orectolobidae Orectolobus Orectolobus halei (Whitley, 1940) Banded Carpet Shark
Orectolobidae Orectolobus Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Spotted Wobbegong
Orectolobidae Orectolobus Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883) Dwarf Ornate Wobbegong
Rhinobatidae Rhynchobatis Rhynchobatis australiae (Whitley, 1939) Giant Guitarfish
Stegostomatidae Stegostoma Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783) Zebra Shark
Dasyatidae Taeniura Taeniura meyeni (Muller and Henle, 1841) Blotched Fantail Ray
Urolophidae Trygonoptera Trygonoptera testacea (Muller and Henle, 1841) Common Stingaree
Rhinobatidae Trygonorrhina Trygonorrhina fasciata (Muller and Henle, 1841) Fiddler Ray

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