Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Coffin_ray> ?p ?o }
- Coffin_ray abstract "Hypnos monopterygius also known as the Coffin ray is a species of electric ray endemic to Australia, where it is common in inshore waters shallower than 80 m (260 ft). It is the sole member of its family Hypnidae. This small species typically reaches 40 cm (16 in) in length. Greatly enlarged pectoral fins and an extremely short tail, coupled with diminutive dorsal and caudal fins all concentrated towards the rear, give the coffin ray a distinctive pear-like shape. It is a varying shade of brown in color above, and has tiny eyes and a large, highly distensible mouth.The sluggish and nocturnal coffin ray frequents sandy or muddy habitats, where it can bury itself during daytime. It can produce a powerful electric shock reaching 200 volts for attack and defense. This species is a voracious predator that feeds mainly on benthic bony fishes, often tackling fish approaching or exceeding itself in size. On occasion, it may also consume invertebrates and even small penguins and rats. Reproduction is aplacental viviparous, in which the developing embryos are nourished by yolk and maternally produced histotroph ("uterine milk"). The female gives birth to 4–8 pups during summer. The coffin ray can deliver a severe, albeit non-fatal, shock to a human. Not valued commercially, it is very hardy and can usually survive being captured and discarded. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed this species under Least Concern, as its population does not seem threatened by human activity.".
- Coffin_ray binomialAuthority George_Shaw.
- Coffin_ray class Chondrichthyes.
- Coffin_ray class Elasmobranchii.
- Coffin_ray conservationStatus "LC".
- Coffin_ray conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Coffin_ray kingdom Animal.
- Coffin_ray order Electric_ray.
- Coffin_ray phylum Chordate.
- Coffin_ray synonym "Hypnos subnigrum (Duméril, 1852)".
- Coffin_ray synonym "Lophius monopterygius (Shaw, 1795)".
- Coffin_ray thumbnail Coffin_ray_(Hypnos_monopterygius),_Parsley_Bay,_Sydney.jpg?width=300.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageID "12599529".
- Coffin_ray wikiPageLength "16051".
- Coffin_ray wikiPageOutDegree "133".
- Coffin_ray wikiPageRevisionID "673573938".
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Acanthobothrium_angelae.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Ancient_Greek.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Animalia.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Aplacental_viviparous.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Auguste_Duméril.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Auguste_Henri_André_Duméril.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Australia.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Battery_(electricity).
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Bay.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Beach.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Benthic.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Benthic_fish.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Benthic_zone.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Binomial_name.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Binomial_nomenclature.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Bony_fish.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Bony_fishes.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Botanist.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Botany.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Broome,_Western_Australia.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Butterfly.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Bycatch.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Fish_of_Australia.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Strongly_electric_fish.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Category:Torpedinidae.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Caudal_fin.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Cephalopod.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Cestoda.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Chondrichthyes.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Chordata.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Coffin.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Coffin_ray.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Commercial_trawler.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Coral_reef.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Crustacean.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Demersal_fish.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Dermal_denticle.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Disjunct_distribution.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Dorsal_fin.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Ebbing_tide.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Echinocephalus_overstreeti.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Eden,_New_South_Wales.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Edgar_Ravenswood_Waite.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Edward_Pierson_Ramsay.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Elasmobranchii.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Electric_organ.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Electric_ray.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Electric_shock.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Electricity.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Embryo.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Endemism.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Estuaries.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Estuary.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Family_(biology).
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fish_fin.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fish_scale.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Fishing_trawler.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Forage_fish.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Frederick_Polydore_Nodder.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink George_Shaw.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Gilbert_Percy_Whitley.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Gill_slit.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Goosefish.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Gulf_St_Vincent.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Habitat.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Heron_Island_(Queensland).
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Hypna.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Hypnidae.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Inshore.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Invertebrate.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Junior_synonym.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Lacistorhynchus_dollfusi.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Latin.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Least-concern_species.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Least_Concern.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Lobster_trap.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Lophius.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Morphology_(biology).
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Muscle_tissue.
- Coffin_ray wikiPageWikiLink Nematode.