Orbiraja powelli Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rajiformes Family: Rajidae Distribution and habitat It occurs in Northern Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea (India) to Bay of Bengal (Myanmar). It is a demersal marine fish found at depth range 15 – 460 m. About the fish Orbiraja is a genus of small skates. Disc width...
Rhinoptera javanica Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Myliobatidae Distribution and habitat Found in the Indo- Pacific off China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Pakistan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, estuaries, and near coral reefs, over...
(Aetobatus narinari) Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Myliobatidae Distribution and habitat Found globally in tropical regions, including the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is a reef associated ray and is commonly found in beach areas as well as estuaries and mangrove swamps. It spends most of its time around 60 m deep...
(Stegostoma fasciatum) Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Stegostomatidae Distribution and Habitat Found in the central, western and Indian Pacific oceans. This species is abundant in Australian coastal waters. It lives mainly over continental and insular shelves and is very common around coral reefs and sandy bottoms. It generally resides...
(Gymnura micrura) Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Gymnuridae Distribution and Habitat They are found in the western and eastern parts of the Atlantic Ocean (Maryland to Brazil) and the Gulf of Mexico. They are most commonly found in neritic waters, but are also known to enter brackish estuaries and hypersalinelagoons. They have a...
Glaucostegus granulatus Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rajiformes Family: Rhinobatidae Distribution and Habitat It is found Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Thailand and Viet Nam. Possibly occurring in China, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo), Philippines, New Guinea, and Bougainville Islands. Its natural habitats are open seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters. It ranges from intertidal to offshore continental shelves down to 119 m. About...
Rhina ancylostoma Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rajiformes Family: Rhinidae Distribution and Habitat Occurs widely in the tropical coastal waters of the western Indo-Pacific – Red Sea and East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to Japan, south to New South Wales, Australia, at depths of up to 90 m Usually found near the sea floor, Rhina...
(Rhynchobatus djiddensis) Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rhinopristiformes Family: Rhinidae Distribution and Habitat It is a large species of guitarfish restricted to the Western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to the Eastern Cape in South Africa. It is a shy fish, found from 2–50 m depth, inhabiting areas with sandy sea floor like coastalreefs or...
(Narcine timlei) Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Torpediniformes Family: Narcinidae Distribution and habitat Found in Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea (Pakistan) to South-East Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and southern China). Found in continental waters, both inshore and offshore Occurs over soft sandy or muddy bottoms. About the fish It...
