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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classElasmobranchii
  4. ›orderMyliobatiformes
  5. ›familyUrotrygonidae
  6. ›genusUrotrygon
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Fake Round Ray

Urotrygon simulatrix Miyake & McEachran, 1988

Also calledRaia-disco-da-lama (por) · Raie Ronde Truquée (fra) · Raya Redonda Buhonera (spa) · tlustoocaska nenápadná (ces)

First described in: Miyake, T.; McEachran, J. D. (1988). Three new species of the stingray genus Urotrygon (Myliobatiformes: Urolophidae) from the eastern Pacific. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 42 (3): 366-375.

Urotrygon simulatrix, the fake round ray, is a type of marine tropical ray originally found only in Panama, but has also been recorded in other countries.

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Description

Not much is known of its biology, except the fact that it has a venomous spine on its tail. This demersal species can reach a maximum total length of approximately 27 cm.

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Range & habitat

This extremely rare stingray is thought to be an endemic species on Gulf of Panama, but there have been several specimens collected from Mexico and Costa Rica. This species' distribution area is still poorly defined and might be more wide-ranging. It is usually caught as bycatch by fisheries in Gulf of Panama.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2420501.