Urobatis is a genus of the family Urotrygonidae. These rays live in the tropical and warm temperate coastal waters of the Americas.
Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: Urobatis concentricus R. C. Osburn & J. T. Nichols, 1916 (Bullseye round stingray) Urobatis halleri J. G. Cooper, 1863 (Round stingray) Urobatis jamaicensis G. Cuvier, 1816 (Yellow stingray) Urobatis maculatus Garman, 1913 (Spotted round ray) Urobatis marmoratus Philippi {Krumweide}, 1893 (Chilean round stingray) Urobatis molleni Hovestadt & Hovestadt-Euler, 2010 Urobatis pardalis Del-Moral-Flores, Angulo, M. I. Bussing & W. A. Bussing, 2015 (Leopard round stingray) †Urobatis sloani Blainville, 1816 Urobatis tumbesensis Chirichigno F. & McEachran, 1979 (Tumbes round stingray)
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