Author: (Whitley, 1939)
FBname: Black-spotted whipray
Comments: Demersal on soft bottoms on the continental shelf at depths of 10-140m (Ref.58048). Juveniles (20-22 cm WD) are free swimming.  Feeds on prawns, small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 9840).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Common by-catch of bottom trawl and beach seine fisheries in the Arafura Sea. Utilized for its meat, skin (high value) and cartilage (Ref.58048). 