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Urotrygon aspidura

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Order
  
Myliobatiformes

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Urotrygonidae

Similar
  
Chilean round ray, Urotrygon, Urotrygonidae, Spotted round ray, Bullseye round stingray

Urotrygon aspidura or the Spiny-tail Round Ray is a stingray species native to the Eastern central and southeast Pacific and southern Baja and the Gulf of California. It can grow up to 42 cm. They are severely threatened by shrimp fisheries.

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Urotrygon aspidura Wikipedia