Urotrygon is a genus of American round stingrays.
| Urotrygon | |
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| Urotrygon caudispinosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Urotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Urotrygon T. N. Gill, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Urotrygon mundus T. N. Gill, 1863
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Species
editThere 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
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- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Urotrygon". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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