Chilean round stingray

Urobatis marmoratus

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Large
Tropical fish

The Chilean round stingray (Urobatis marmoratus), is a species of round ray, family Urolophidae. Virtually nothing is known about it, as it is only known from a single specimen described by Rodolfo Amando Philippi in 1893. The specimen measured 38.5 cm long and was collected off Quintero, Chile.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Urotrygonidae
Genus: Urobatis
Maximum length: 141 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Chile.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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