Trygonoptera


Trygonoptera is a genus of round rays endemic to the waters around Australia. Müller and Henle defined Trygonoptera in 1841. It has often been considered synonymous with Urolophus, but this has been refuted by recent studies. Trygonoptera can be distinguished from Urolophus in that the outer rims of its nostrils are enlarged into broad, flattened lobes; the two also differ in aspects of the skeleton.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
ImageScientific nameDistribution
Trygonoptera galba Last & Yearsley, 2008 Australia
Trygonoptera imitata Yearsley, Last & M. F. Gomon, 2008 southeastern Australia, excluding Tasmania.
Trygonoptera mucosa Whitley, 1939 southwestern Australia from Perth to Gulf St Vincent.
Trygonoptera ovalis Last & M. F. Gomon, 1987 southwestern Australia.
Trygonoptera personata Last & M. F. Gomon, 1987 southwestern Australia
Trygonoptera testacea J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 eastern Australia,