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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Urotrygonidae American round stingrays

Genus: Urobatis

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 47.5 cm TL
Urobatis concentricus Osburn & Nichols, 1916

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Urobatis concentricus
[Reef stingray]

Photo by Estrada Anaya, R.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816)

Photo by Estrada Anaya, R.A.
 
Urobatis jamaicensis
[Yellow stingray]

Photo by Amezcua Linares, F.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Urobatis maculatus Garman, 1913

Photo by Amezcua Linares, F.
 
Urobatis maculatus
[Spotted round ray]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Urobatis marmoratus
[Chilean round stingray]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 46.2 cm TL
 
Urobatis pardalis
[]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Southeast Pacific

Urobatis tumbesensis (Chirichigno F. & McEachran, 1979)

Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Urobatis tumbesensis
[Tumbes round stingray]
6 Species of Family Urotrygonidae with Genus Urobatis
(American round stingrays)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1916 Urobatis concentricus Reef stingray Eastern Central Pacific 47.5 TL
1816 Urobatis jamaicensis Yellow stingray Western Atlantic 76 TL
1913 Urobatis maculatus Spotted round ray Eastern Central Pacific 42 TL
1892 Urobatis marmoratus Chilean round stingray Southeast Pacific
2015 Urobatis pardalis Eastern Pacific 46.2 TL
1979 Urobatis tumbesensis Tumbes round stingray Southeast Pacific



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