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Family: Urolophidae Round rays



(See list of species below)


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29 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 17.4 cm TL
Spinilophus armatus (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by FAO
 
Spinilophus armatus
[New Ireland stingaree]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 39.4 cm TL
 
Trygonoptera galba
[]
No picture found
Southern Oceans
Max. Length 79.3 cm TL
 
Trygonoptera imitata
[Eastern shovelnose stingaree]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Trygonoptera mucosa (Whitley, 1939)

Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Trygonoptera mucosa
[Western shovelnose stingaree]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Trygonoptera ovalis Last & Gomon, 1987

Photo by Good, P.
 
Trygonoptera ovalis
[Striped stingaree]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Trygonoptera personata Last & Gomon, 1987

Photo by Good, P.
 
Trygonoptera personata
[Masked stingaree]

Photo by Banks, I.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle, 1841

Photo by Banks, I.
 
Trygonoptera testacea
[Common stingaree]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Urolophus aurantiacus Müller & Henle, 1841

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Urolophus aurantiacus
[Sepia stingray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Urolophus bucculentus Macleay, 1884

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Urolophus bucculentus
[Sandyback stingaree]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Urolophus circularis
[Circular stingaree]

Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Urolophus cruciatus (Lacepède, 1804)

Photo by Günther, A.C.L.G.
 
Urolophus cruciatus
[Banded stingaree]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 34.2 cm TL
 
Urolophus deforgesi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 47 cm TL
 
Urolophus expansus
[Wide stingaree]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm TL
Urolophus flavomosaicus Last & Gomon, 1987

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Urolophus flavomosaicus
[Patchwork stingaree]

Photo by Aitken, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Urolophus gigas Scott, 1954

Photo by Aitken, K.
 
Urolophus gigas
[Spotted stingaree]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Urolophus halleri Cooper, 1863

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Urolophus halleri
[Haller's round ray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean

Urolophus javanicus (Martens, 1864)

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Urolophus javanicus
[Java stingaree]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Urolophus kaianus Günther, 1880

Photo by FAO
 
Urolophus kaianus
[Kai stingaree]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 52.1 cm TL
 
Urolophus kapalensis
[Kapala stingaree]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Urolophus lobatus
[Lobed stingaree]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29 cm TL
 
Urolophus mitosis
[Mitotic stingaree]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 36.6 cm TL
 
Urolophus neocaledoniensis
[]

Photo by Kittel, S.W.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Urolophus orarius Last & Gomon, 1987

Photo by Kittel, S.W.
 
Urolophus orarius
[Coastal stingaree]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 31.3 cm TL
 
Urolophus papilio
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 57 cm TL
 
Urolophus paucimaculatus
[Sparsely-spotted stingaree]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 48.4 cm TL
 
Urolophus piperatus
[Coral sea stingaree]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Urolophus sufflavus Whitley, 1929

Photo by FAO
 
Urolophus sufflavus
[Yellowback stingaree]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
Urolophus viridis McCulloch, 1916

Photo by FAO
 
Urolophus viridis
[Greenback stingaree]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 36 cm TL
 
Urolophus westraliensis
[Brown stingaree]
29 Species of Family Urolophidae
(Round rays)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1841 Spinilophus armatus New Ireland stingaree Western Central Pacific 17.4 TL
2008 Trygonoptera galba Eastern Indian Ocean 39.4 TL
2008 Trygonoptera imitata Eastern shovelnose stingaree Southern Oceans 79.3 TL
1939 Trygonoptera mucosa Western shovelnose stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 44 TL
1987 Trygonoptera ovalis Striped stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 61 TL
1987 Trygonoptera personata Masked stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 47 TL
1841 Trygonoptera testacea Common stingaree Western Pacific 47 TL
1841 Urolophus aurantiacus Sepia stingray Northwest Pacific 40 TL
1884 Urolophus bucculentus Sandyback stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean to W 80 TL
1966 Urolophus circularis Circular stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 60 TL
1804 Urolophus cruciatus Banded stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 50 TL
2003 Urolophus deforgesi Western Central Pacific 34.2 TL
1916 Urolophus expansus Wide stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 47 TL
1987 Urolophus flavomosaicus Patchwork stingaree Indo-West Pacific 59 TL
1954 Urolophus gigas Spotted stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 70 TL
1863 Urolophus halleri Haller's round ray Eastern Pacific 58 TL
1864 Urolophus javanicus Java stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean
1880 Urolophus kaianus Kai stingaree Western Central Pacific 23 TL
2006 Urolophus kapalensis Kapala stingaree Southwest Pacific 52.1 TL
1966 Urolophus lobatus Lobed stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 38 TL
1987 Urolophus mitosis Mitotic stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 29 TL
2003 Urolophus neocaledoniensis Western Central Pacific 36.6 TL
1987 Urolophus orarius Coastal stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 31 TL
2003 Urolophus papilio Western Central Pacific 31.3 TL
1969 Urolophus paucimaculatus Sparsely-spotted stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 57 TL
2003 Urolophus piperatus Coral sea stingaree Western Central Pacific 48.4 TL
1929 Urolophus sufflavus Yellowback stingaree Southwest Pacific 42 TL
1916 Urolophus viridis Greenback stingaree Indo-West Pacific 44 TL
1987 Urolophus westraliensis Brown stingaree Eastern Indian Ocean 36 TL



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