Dwarf saffron
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Pygmy saffron (above), including a Pacific angel shark ( Squatina californica ) |
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| Pristis clavata | ||||||||||||
| ( Garman , 1906) |
The dwarf ray ( Pristis clavata ) is a species of rays . The fish live in the shallow shelf and brackish water off the tropical coast of Australia .
features
The body of the dwarf ray-ray is shark-like with pronounced pectoral fins, the top is green-brown, rarely yellowish, the bottom is white. The head is flat with a sword-shaped snout of even width and armed with 18 to 22 pairs of laterally protruding teeth. Like most cartilaginous fish, it has placoid scales on its skin . A maximum length of 1.40 m is achieved.
Way of life
The fish live near the coast in shallow water and mud flats and feed on smaller fish and bottom-dwelling invertebrates. They do not pose a threat to humans. Pygmy saunas are ovoviviparous .
Web links
- Dwarf ray on Fishbase.org (English)
- Dwarf Rayers at the IUCN 2008 Redlist (English)