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title: "Western Shovelnose Stingaree"
description: "Trygonoptera mucosa — Poissons. The western shovelnose stingaree (Trygonoptera mucosa) is a common species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, inhabiting shallow sandy flats and seagrass beds off southwestern Australia from Perth to Gulf St Vincent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/western-shovelnose-stingaree
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Western Shovelnose Stingaree

> Trygonoptera mucosa — Poissons. The western shovelnose stingaree (Trygonoptera mucosa)  is a common species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, inhabiting shallow sandy flats and seagrass beds off southwestern Australia from Perth to Gulf St Vincent.

- Scientific name: *Trygonoptera mucosa*
- Category: `fish` (Poissons)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 172
- Wikidata: [Q2977525](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2977525)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114623](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114623)

## Names

- en: Western Shovelnose Stingaree
- nl: Westelijke doornrog

## Countries with the most observations

AU (151)

## Summary

The western shovelnose stingaree (Trygonoptera mucosa)  is a common species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, inhabiting shallow sandy flats and seagrass beds off southwestern Australia from Perth to Gulf St Vincent. Growing to 37 cm (15 in) long, this small ray has a rounded pectoral fin disc and a blunt, broadly triangular snout. Its nostrils have enlarged lobes along the outer rims and a skirt-shaped curtain of skin between them with a strongly fringed posterior margin. Its tail ends in a lance-like caudal fin and lacks dorsal fins and lateral skin folds. This species is colored grayish to brownish above,…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_shovelnose_stingaree

## Photo

![Western Shovelnose Stingaree](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-shovelnose-stingaree/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253843594

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-shovelnose-stingaree?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).