They are benthic in nature, favoring shallow, sandy bays, rocky reefs, and seagrass beds.

[1][2] The flattened pectoral fin discs of fiddler rays are shorter and more rounded than those of other guitarfishes.

[4] Fiddler rays feed on bottoms shellfish, crabs, and worms, which they crush between their jaws.

The egg capsules of the southern fiddler ray are reported to be golden in colour, containing three embryos each.

[1] Southern fiddler rays are taken as bycatch by commercial trawlers and by recreational fishers; the flesh is of good quality and sold in small quantities.