Yellow Stingray


Size:   8 to 15 in.
ID:   many spots, snout and wig tips rounded, oval disc

Class:   Chondrichthyes  /  Cartilaginous fishes
Order:   Rajiformes  /  Rays
Family:   Urolophidae  / Round Stingrays
Genus Species:   Urolophus jamaicensis / Yellow Stingray

Habitat:   sand bottoms near reefs
Typical food:   small burrowing invertebrates (excavated by using its pectoral fin)
Other information:  lie motionless on bottom often covered with sand; stout tail has a venomous spine near its end


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