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Venezuela Round Ray
Urotrygon venezuelae
Urotrygon venezuelae, the Venezuelan round ray, is a type of marine tropical ray mainly found in Venezuela.
From the article Urotrygon venezuelae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species has several characteristics: wide disc, long tail, plain grayish colored dorsal region with no markings, cream colored ventral region, and prickly back. The maximum female specimen of this species is around 36 cm total length.
Range & habitat
This extremely rare stingray occurs on western Atlantic Ocean from Cartagena, Colombia, to the Gulf of Venezuela. It inhabits estuaries, marine lakes, and lagoons at depths of 2–40 m. It is often caught as bycatch by Colombian fisheries.
== 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 114839.