Hemitrygon fluviorum
2 Estuary Stingray at Merimbula, NSW
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| Unverified | 13 Aug 2020 | SapphireCoastMarineDiscoveryCentre |
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The elusive brown (or esturary) ray swimming alone in the back lake. This animal swam in really shallow (30-40cm deep maybe), and just lay on the sand. I'm pretty sure he was there for a photo shoot as i was able to get close enough to get some close pictures and it just lay there.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.909018-36.897324
- Places Merimbula, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Mar 2020 05:21 AM Recorded on
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Species information
- Hemitrygon fluviorum Scientific name
- Estuary Stingray Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Synonyms
Dasyatis fluviorum
Record quality
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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