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)
└Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Elasmobranchii (Class)
  └Batoidea (Infraclass)
   └Myliobatiformes (Order)
    └Urotrygonidae (Family)
     └Urobatis (Genus)

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