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

Genus: Urotrygon

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13 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Urotrygon aspidura Panamic stingray Eastern Central Pacific 50 TL 1882
Urotrygon caudispinosus Southeast Pacific 1946
Urotrygon chilensis Blotched stingray Eastern Pacific 41.9 TL 1872
Urotrygon cimar Eastern Central Pacific 38.2 TL 1998
Urotrygon microphthalmum Smalleyed round stingray Western Atlantic 11.8 WD 1941
Urotrygon munda Munda round ray Eastern Central Pacific 28.8 TL 1863
Urotrygon nana Dwarf stingray Eastern Central Pacific 32 TL 1988
Urotrygon peruanus Peruvian stingray Southeast Pacific 1946
Urotrygon reticulata Reticulate round ray Eastern Central Pacific 24.1 TL 1988
Urotrygon rogersi Thorny stingray Eastern Central Pacific 46.2 TL 1895
Urotrygon serrula Stingray Eastern Pacific. Not in 1946
Urotrygon simulatrix Fake round ray Eastern Central Pacific 26.7 TL 1988
Urotrygon venezuelae Venezuela round stingray Western Central Atlantic 36.2 TL 1949



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