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Dwarf Round Ray
Urotrygon nana
Urotrygon nana, the dwarf round ray, is a type of marine tropical ray found in fragmented localities across the south coasts of Central America.
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Description
Not much is known of its biology, except the fact that it is a benthic ray with a venomous spine on its tail. This species can reach a maximum total length of 32 cm, even though the common length is just around 15 cm.
Range & habitat
This stingray is found in the south coasts of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. It inhabits very shallow inshore waters at depths of 2-15 m.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat & distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 114835.