Urotrygon aspidura

(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)


Spiny-tail round ray
Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Urotrygonidae

Reference of the original description
Jordan, D.S. & Gilbert, C.H. (1882)
Descriptions of nineteen new species of fishes from the Bay of Panama. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 1, 306–335

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No image in first description.

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Urolophus aspidurus, Urotrygon aff. aspidura, Urotrygon aspidurus

Types
Urotrygon aspidura
Syntype: USNM: 29307 USNM: 29410 USNM: 29454


Description :


Citation: Urotrygon aspidura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Urotrygon aspidura (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882), © Katherine Torres P.
Common names
spa Raya, spa Raya aspera, spa Raya redonda de cola espinosa, spa Raya redonda de rabo espinudo, spa Raya redonda panámica, spa Tapadera, fra \(T\) Raie ronde à queue épineuse, eng Panamic stingray, eng Roughtail round stingray, eng Spiny-tail round ray

Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama. Source: www.gbif.org

Size / Weight / Age
42.1 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9265))

Habitat
demersal; marine

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7466;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
  • Parachristianella campbelli Schaeffner & Marques, 2018 [26286]
  • Parachristianella parva Campbell & Beveridge, 2007 [26286]
  • Rhinoptericola panamensis (Schaeffner, 2016) [24246]


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