 The sixgill stingray has been recorded at widely scattered locations in the Indo @-@ Pacific . In the Indian Ocean , it has been reported from South Africa off Port Elizabeth and Port Alfred , southwestern India , several islands of Indonesia , and Western Australia from Exmouth Plateau to Shark Bay . In the Pacific Ocean , it has been found from Japan to Taiwan and the Philippines , as well as off Flinders Reef in Queensland , New Caledonia , and Hawaii . This bottom @-@ dwelling species typically inhabits upper continental slopes and seamounts at depths of 500 – 1 @,@ 120 m ( 1 @,@ 640 – 3 @,@ 670 ft ) . However , it occasionally ventures into shallower water , with one ray observed feeding at a depth of 30 m ( 98 ft ) off Japan . It can be found over sandy , muddy , or rocky bottom substrates . 
