Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Yellow Stingray
Urobatis jamaicensis
Yellow Stingray
Category: Round Stingrays
Scientific Name: Urobatis jamaicensis
Synonyms: Urolophus jamaicensis
Size: 8 to 14 in. (20 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 2-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum) Cartilaginous Fishes
  └Elasmobranchii (Class) Sharks and Rays
   └Batoidea (Infraclass) Rays
    └Myliobatiformes (Order) Stingrays
     └Urotrygonidae (Family) Round Stingrays
      └Urobatis (Genus)
       └U. jamaicensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 283086🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49199🔗

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