Common shovelnose ray

Common shovelnose ray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Glaucostegus
Species: G. typus
Binomial name
Glaucostegus typus[1]
(Anonymous, referred to E. T. Bennett, 1830)

The common shovelnose ray or giant shovelnose ray (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found near Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, and estuarine waters.[2]

This species has been tested for colour vision using choice experiments that control for brightness. It is the first rigorous behvioural evidence for colour vision in any elasmobranch.[3]

References

  1. White, W.T. & McAuley, R. 2003. Rhinobatos typus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
  2. Van-Eyk, S. M.; Siebeck, U. E.; Champ, C. M.; Marshall, J.; Hart, N. S. (2011). "Behavioural evidence for colour vision in an elasmobranch". The Journal of Experimental Biology 214 (24): 4186–4192. doi:10.1242/jeb.061853.


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