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Urobatis maculatus
Garman, 1913
Spotted round ray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Urotrygonidae
Reference of the original description
The Plagiostomia (Sharks, Skates and Rays). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 36, 1–528
The Plagiostomia (Sharks, Skates and Rays). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 36, 1–528
Image of the original description
No image in first description.
No image in first description.
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Urobatis aff. maculatus, Urobatis cf. maculatus, Urolophus maculatus
Urobatis aff. maculatus, Urobatis cf. maculatus, Urolophus maculatus
Description :
Citation: Urobatis maculatus Garman, 1913: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2025
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Urobatis maculatus Garman, 1913, © Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN) http://coleccion.cicimar.ipn.mx
Urobatis maculatus Garman, 1913, © Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (CICIMAR-IPN) http://coleccion.cicimar.ipn.mx
Common names
Raya manchada, Raya redonda de Cortés, Raya redonda manchada, 
Raie ronde tachetée, 
Cortez round stingray, Cortez stingray, Spotted round ray
Raya manchada, Raya redonda de Cortés, Raya redonda manchada, Raie ronde tachetée, Cortez round stingray, Cortez stingray, Spotted round ray
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California. Source: www.gbif.org
Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California. Source: www.gbif.org
Biology
Ovoviviparous. Found on shallow sand and mud bottoms, in sea grass beds, near rocky reefs, and in bays. Feeds on worms and amphipods during the day.
Ovoviviparous. Found on shallow sand and mud bottoms, in sea grass beds, near rocky reefs, and in bays. Feeds on worms and amphipods during the day.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7398;
shark-references Species-ID=7398;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
Cestoda
Trematoda
Monogenea
- Calicotyle urobati Bullard & Overstreet, 2000 [7567] [23771] [26032]
- Listrocephalos guberleti (Caballero & Bravo-Hollis, 1962) [7595] [23771] [26032]
Cestoda
- Acanthobothrium sp. [23771]
- Anthocephalum michaeli Ruhnke & Seaman, 2009 [23771]
- Halysioncum hoffmanorum (Tyler, 2001) [16203] [16430] [19536] [23771]
- Parachristianella parva Campbell & Beveridge, 2007 [21205] [23771] [26286]
- Rhinebothrium sp. [23771]
Trematoda
- Anaporrhutum euzeti Curran, Blend & Overstreet, 2003 [23771]
- Pleorchis magniporus Arai, 1963 [23771]
- Probolitrema richiardii (López, 1888) [23771]
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