Bullseye round stingray
| Bullseye round stingray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Urotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Urobatis |
| Species: | U. concentricus |
| Binomial name | |
| Urobatis concentricus R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916 | |
The bullseye round stingray, reticulated round ray, or spot-on-spot round ray (Urobatis concentricus) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the Urotrygonidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Bizzarro, J.J. 2005. Urobatis concentricus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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