Yellowback stingaree (Urolophus sufflavus) fish species and information / pictures of Yellowback stingaree - Urolophus sufflavus

Yellowback stingaree (Urolophus sufflavus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Urolophus sufflavus

Common Name
Yellowback stingaree

Biology
Little is known of its biology (Ref. 6871).

Classification

Classified By

Whitley, 1929

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Skates and Rays (Rajiformes)

Family

Round rays (Urolophidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Australia, from Queensland to New South Wales. Possibly hybridizes with the largely allopatric banded stingaree Urolophus cruciatus (a more southern species), and perhaps one of the few known cases of chondrichthyan hybridization.

Range

26°S - 38°S, 149°E - 154°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

45 m

Depth To - meters

300 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 45 - 300 m (Ref. 9863), usually 100 - 160 m (Ref. 9863)

Trophic Level

3.51 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

42.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd)