Bullseye round stingray

Bullseye round stingray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Urotrygonidae
Genus: Urobatis
Species: U. concentricus
Binomial name
Urobatis concentricus
R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916

The bullseye round stingray, reticulated round ray, or spot-on-spot round ray (Urobatis concentricus) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the Urotrygonidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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