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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)
Etymology: Urotrygon: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Jordan & Starks.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 30 m (Ref. 96339). Tropical; 27°N - 2°S, 110°W - 77°W

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Eastern Central Pacific: southern Gulf of California to Ecuador.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 11.8, range 11 - 13.5 cm
Max length : 46.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9265); common length : 37.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9265)

Found on soft bottoms of coastal waters (Ref. 9265). Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 37955). Venomous spine on tail (Ref. 9265). Sometimes utilized as a food fish (Ref. 37955).

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McEachran, J.D., 1995. Urolophidae. Rayas redondas. p. 786-792. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9265)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Near Threatened (NT) (A2d); Date assessed: 24 February 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Venomous (Ref. 9265)

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Urotrygon rogersi (Jordan & Starks, 1895)