Fishing limits
- Size limit: Maximum size limit of 80 cm total length
- Bag limit: A combined limit of 2 per day for the below shark and ray species.
- Daily boat limit when 3 or more people are fishing on board: 6 (combined)
Species with combined daily fishing limits
- Gummy Shark
- Port Jackson Shark
- Southern Eagle Ray
- Southern Fiddler Ray
- Western Shovelnose Ray
- Wobbegong – Cobbler, Banded, Spotted
- any other species of shark, ray, or skate that are not protected and do not have a bag limit of 1
Learn about the rules and handling guidelines for fishing for sharks and rays.
Identification
Southern Fiddler Rays have:
- a slightly pointed snout
- an oval-like disc shaped body
- a white to cream underside
- small, reduced bony spines on the dorsal side of tail that are not harmful (no poisonous barbs)
- 2 dorsal fins on tail, similar in size to upper lobe of tail.
They have 2 colour morphs:
- mustard yellow to brown colouration with a combination of creamy white stripes and spots
- a rarer morph of blue-black to chocolate-brown with irregular white stripes or spots (formerly known as Magpie Fiddler).
Southern Fiddler Rays are born at 25 cm and grow to at least 1.5 m in length.
Habitat
This species lives in patchy seagrass, sand, and shallow reef habitats.
They can be found in shallow intertidal areas up to 200 m depths in:
- both South Australian gulfs
- saline rivers
- mangrove habitats
- continental shelf waters.