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Urotrygon

Urotrygon
Urotrygon caudispinosus by hildebrand.jpg
Urotrygon caudispinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Elasmobranchii
Order:
Myliobatiformes
Family:
Urotrygonidae
Genus:
Urotrygon

Type species
Urotrygon mundus
T. N. Gill, 1863

Urotrygon is a genus of American round stingrays. The last two species were described in 1988.

Species

There are currently thirteen recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Urotrygon aspidura D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Spiny-tail round ray)
  • Urotrygon caudispinosus Hildebrand, 1946 (Spine-tailed round ray)
  • Urotrygon chilensis Günther, 1872 (Chilean round ray)
  • Urotrygon cimar López S. & W. A. Bussing, 1998 (Denticled roundray)
  • Urotrygon microphthalmum Delsman, 1941 (Smalleyed round stingray)
  • Urotrygon munda T. N. Gill, 1863 (Munda round ray)
  • Urotrygon nana Miyake & McEachran, 1988 (Dwarf round ray)
  • Urotrygon peruanus Hildebrand, 1946 (Peruvian stingray)
  • Urotrygon reticulata Miyake & McEachran, 1988 (Reticulate round ray)
  • Urotrygon rogersi D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1895 (Roger's round ray)
  • Urotrygon serrula Hildebrand, 1946 (Saw-spined round ray)
  • Urotrygon simulatrix Miyake & McEachran, 1988 (Fake round ray)
  • Urotrygon venezuelae L. P. Schultz, 1949 (Venezuela round stingray)

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Urotrygon in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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