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
- ↑
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Glaucostegus typus" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
- ↑ White, W.T. & McAuley, R. 2003. Rhinobatos typus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
- ↑ 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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