Urotrygon aspidura

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Urotrygon aspidura

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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Urotrygon aspidura
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Urotrygon aspidura
D.S. & C.H. Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Urotrygon aspidura or the spiny-tail round ray or Panamic stingray is a stingray species native to the Eastern central and southeast Pacific and southern Baja and the Gulf of California. It can grow up to 42 cm. They are severely threatened by shrimp fisheries.

References[]

  1. ^ Kyne, P.M., Charvet, P., Areano, E.M., Cevallos, A., Espinoza, M., González, A., Herman, K., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Morales-Saldaña, J.M., Navia, A.F. & Velez-Zuazo, X. 2020. Urotrygon aspidura. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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