Chilean round ray
| Thorny round stingray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Urotrygonidae |
| Genus: | Urotrygon |
| Species: | U. chilensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Urotrygon chilensis (Günther, 1872) | |
The thorny round stingray (Urotrygon chilensis) is a species of fish in the Urotrygonidae family. It is found in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitat is open seas.
Sources
- Lamilla, J. 2004. Urotrygon chilensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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