Urolophidae

New Ireland stingaree

Spinilophus armatus

Rectangular skin flap between nostrils

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Europe
• Other
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The New Ireland stingaree (Spinilophus armatus) or black-spotted stingaree, is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, known only from a single juvenile male 17.4 cm (6.9 in) long, collected in the Bismarck Archipelago. This species has an oval pectoral fin disc with tiny eyes and a rectangular curtain of skin between the nostrils. Its tail is fairly long and terminates in a leaf-shaped caudal fin, and lacks a dorsal fin.