Greenback stingaree

Urolophus viridis

Skin curtain between nostrils

Green
Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Temperate fish

The greenback stingaree (Urolophus viridis) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, endemic to the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope off southeastern Australia. Growing to a length of 51 cm (20 in), this species has a diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc wider than long and uniformly light green in color above. Between its nostrils is a skirt-shaped curtain of skin.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Urolophidae
Genus: Urolophus
Maximum length: 44 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: occurs in Australia, from southern tip of Queensland southward to Tasmania. A related or identical species is found off southern Western Australia in deep water.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

Report a correction