Urolophus
Urolophus is a genus of round rays mostly native to the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, though one species occurs in the Pacific waters of the Mexican coast. Müller and Henle erected Urolophus in an 1837 issue of Bericht Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. The name is derived from the Greek oura, meaning "tail", and lophos, meaning "crest". In Urolophus, the outer rims of the nostrils are not enlarged into lobes, but may form a small knob at the back.
A fossil species, Urolophus crassicaudatus, has been found in Monte Bolca, northern Italy, in deposits dating back to the late Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch (49 Ma); however, Marramà et al. (2020) transferred this species to the genus Arechia.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Kapala Stingaree
speciesUrolophus kapalensis
Sparsely-spotted Stingaree
speciesUrolophus paucimaculatus
Spotted Stingaree
speciesUrolophus gigas
Banded Stingaree
speciesUrolophus cruciatus
Circular Stingaree
speciesUrolophus circularis
Coastal Stingaree
speciesUrolophus orarius
Sepia Stingray
speciesUrolophus aurantiacus
Yellowback Stingaree
speciesUrolophus sufflavus
Brown Stingaree
speciesUrolophus westraliensis
Sandyback Stingaree
speciesUrolophus bucculentus
Lobed Stingaree
speciesUrolophus lobatus
Greenback Stingaree
speciesUrolophus viridis
Mitotic Stingaree
speciesUrolophus mitosis
Coral Sea Stingaree
speciesUrolophus piperatus
Java Stingaree
speciesUrolophus javanicus
Wide Stingaree
speciesUrolophus expansus
Patchwork Stingaree
speciesUrolophus flavomosaicus
Chesterfield Island Stingaree
speciesUrolophus deforgesi
Butterfly Stingaree
speciesUrolophus papilio
New Caledonian Stingaree
speciesUrolophus neocaledoniensis
Kai Stingaree
speciesUrolophus kaianus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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