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Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)
Etymology: Urotrygon: Greek, oura = tail + Greek, trygon = a sting ray (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 51 m (Ref. 96339). Tropical, preferred ?; 14°N - 2°S, 92°W - 78°W
Eastern Central Pacific: central America.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9265); common length : 22.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9265)
Benthic in coastal waters over soft bottoms.
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McEachran, J.D., 1995. Urolophidae. Rayas redondas. p. 786-792. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9265)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
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Venomous
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