Panamic stingray

Urotrygon aspidura

Near Threatened Fish from Gulf of California

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Medium
Tropical fish

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

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Urotrygonidae
Genus: Urotrygon
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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