Spotted Round Stingray
Urobatis maculatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
Urobatis maculatus, known as the spotted round ray or Cortez round stingray, is a species of round ray, within the genus Urobatis, and of the family Urotrygonidae. It is endemic to Mexico, with its natural habitats being shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Urotrygonidae
- Genus
- Urobatis