Ammotretis rostratus, Bruny Island, TAS, Photo: Graham Edgar
Ammotretis rostratus, Adult, St Leonards, VIC, Photo: Andrew Green
Ammotretis rostratus, Adult, St Leonards, VIC, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Rounded body with finely spotted upper surface that varies in colour from beige to brown to grey. The snout is short and hook-like. The species is common in sheltered Victoria and Tasmanian bays and estuaries, where the smallest juveniles live near the water’s edge and move in and out with the tide. The very similar Ammotretis lituratus (no photo yet) has smaller maximum length (23cm vs 35cm); its spots are orangy-reddish, and it is mainly coastal, rarely entering estuaries.
Information
Max Size: 30 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 12.1-20.1°C
Depth: 0-80m
Habitat: Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (100% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
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