Urolophus
Encyclopedia
Urolophus is a genus
of stingrays
in the family
Urolophidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of stingrays
Myliobatiformes
Myliobatiformes is one of the four orders of batoids, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They were formerly included in the order Rajiformes, but more recent phylogenetic studies have shown that the myliobatiforms are a monophyletic group, and that its more derived members evolved their...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Urolophidae.
Species
- New Ireland stingareeNew Ireland stingareeThe New Ireland stingaree is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, known only from a single juvenile male long, collected in the Bismarck Archipelago. This species has an oval pectoral fin disc with tiny eyes and a rectangular curtain of skin between the nostrils...
, Urolophus armatus Müller & Henle, 1841 - Sepia stingraySepia stingrayThe sepia stingray is a species of fish in the Urolophidae family. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, possibly North Korea, and possibly South Korea. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, Urolophus aurantiacus Müller & Henle, 1841 - Sandyback stingaree, Urolophus bucculentus Macleay, 1884
- Circular stingareeCircular stingareeThe circular stingaree is an uncommon, little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae. Endemic to the coastal waters of southwestern Australia, it prefers a rocky and/or vegetated habitat...
, Urolophus circularis McKay, 1966 - Crossback stingaree, Urolophus cruciatus (Lacépède, 1804)
- Chesterfield Island stingareeChesterfield Island stingareeThe Chesterfield Island stingaree or Deforge's stingaree is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, endemic to the continental slope off the Chesterfield Islands. Reaching long, it has a rounded, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc colored plain brown above and pale below, with...
, Urolophus deforgesi Séret & Last, 2003 - Wide stingareeWide stingareeThe wide stingaree is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, found off southwestern Australia. It typically occurs over sand in water deep around the edge of the continental shelf...
, Urolophus expansus McCulloch, 1916 - Patchwork stingareePatchwork stingareeThe patchwork stingaree is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, with a disjunct distribution off northwestern and northeastern Australia. It usually inhabits the outer continental shelf, at a depth of...
, Urolophus flavomosaicus Last & Gomon, 1987 - Spotted stingaree, Urolophus gigas Scott, 1954
- Java stingareeJava stingareeThe Java stingaree is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, known only from a single female specimen long caught off Jakarta, Indonesia. This species is characterized by an oval-shaped pectoral fin disc longer than wide, and a tail with a dorsal fin in front of the stinging spine and a...
, Urolophus javanicus (Martens, 1864) - Kai stingareeKai stingareeThe Kai stingaree is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, known only from two juveniles collected from deep in the Kai Islands of eastern Indonesia. This species has a rhomboid pectoral fin with a very blunt, rounded snout, and a tail with lateral skin folds, a leaf-shaped caudal fin,...
, Urolophus kaianus Günther, 1880 - Kapala stingareeKapala stingareeThe Kapala stingaree is a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, endemic to inshore waters off southeastern Queensland and New South Wales. It is commonly found on and around rocky reefs at a depth of...
, Urolophus kapalensis Yearsley & Last, 2006 - Lobed stingareeLobed stingareeThe lobed stingaree is a common species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, endemic to southern Western Australia in shallow, inshore sand and seagrass habitats. This species is plain sandy in color above and has a broad, rounded pectoral fin disc...
, Urolophus lobatus McKay, 1966 - Mitotic stingaree, Urolophus mitosis Last & Gomon, 1987
- New Caledonian stingareeNew Caledonian stingareeThe New Caledonian stingaree is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, found off New Caledonia and the adjacent Chesterfield Islands and Norfolk Ridge. This species reaches long and has a rounded, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc slightly wider than long. There is a...
, Urolophus neocaledoniensis Séret & Last, 2003 - Coastal stingareeCoastal stingareeThe coastal stingaree is an uncommon species of round ray in the stingaree family, Urolophidae, that is endemic to the waters of Southern Australia.-Appearance and anatomy:...
, Urolophus orarius Last & Gomon, 1987 - Butterfly stingareeButterfly stingareeThe butterfly stingaree is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, endemic to the continental slope off the Chesterfield Islands...
, Urolophus papilio Séret & Last, 2003 - Sparsely-spotted stingaree, Urolophus paucimaculatus Dixon, 1969
- Coral Sea stingareeCoral sea stingareeThe Coral Sea stingaree is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, found at a depth of around the edge of the continental shelf off northern Queensland. Growing to a length of , this species has a diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc with a protruding snout and a skirt-shaped...
, Urolophus piperatus Séret & Last, 2003 - Yellowback stingareeYellowback stingareeThe yellowback stingaree, Urolophus sufflavus, is a locally abundant but little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae. It is almost endemic to New South Wales, with a range from Green Cape northward, extending only barely into Queensland...
, Urolophus sufflavus Whitley, 1929 - Greenback stingareeGreenback stingareeThe greenback stingaree is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, endemic to the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope off southeastern Australia. Growing to a length of , this species has a diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc wider than long and uniformly light...
, Urolophus viridis McCulloch, 1916 - Brown stingareeBrown stingareeThe brown stingaree is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, found at a depth of on the outer continental shelf off northern Western Australia. This species has a rhomboid pectoral fin disc colored light yellow or brown, sometimes with three faint, darker, transverse bars...
, Urolophus westraliensis Last & Gomon, 1987