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Eastern fiddler ray

The eastern fiddler ray, also called the banjo shark, fiddler ray, fiddler, green skate, magpie fiddler ray, parrit, southern fiddler ray or southern fiddler, is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is endemic to eastern Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas.

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Eastern fiddler ray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Trygonorrhinidae
Genus: Trygonorrhina
Species:
T. fasciata
Binomial name
Trygonorrhina fasciata
Müller & Henle, 1841

The eastern fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina fasciata), also called the banjo shark, fiddler ray, fiddler, green skate, magpie fiddler ray, parrit, southern fiddler ray or southern fiddler, is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is endemic to eastern Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas.

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  1. Huveneers, C. (2015). "Trygonorrhina fasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T41866A43270478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41866A43270478.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.