Urotrygon nana

Urotrygon nana
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Urotrygonidae
Genus:	Urotrygon
Species:	U. nana
Binomial name
Urotrygon nana Miyake & McEachran, 1988

Urotrygon nana, the dwarf round ray, is a type of marine tropical ray found in fragmented localities across the south coasts of Central America. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Not much is known of its biology, except the fact that it is a benthic ray with a venomous spine on its tail. ^[2] This species can reach a maximum total length of 32 cm, even though the common length is just around 15 cm. ^[2]

Habitat & distribution

This stingray is found in the south coasts of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. ^[1] It inhabits very shallow inshore waters at depths of 2-15 m. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN (2020-02-24). Urotrygon nana: Kyne, P.M., Charvet, P., Areano, E.M., Cevallos, A., Espinoza, M., González, A., Herman, K., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Morales-Saldaña, J.M. & Navia, A.F.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161747A124537770 (Report). International Union for Conservation of Nature. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-3.rlts.t161747a124537770.en . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
2. Fischer, W.; Krupp, F.; Schneider, W.; Sommer, C.; Carpenter, K.E.; Niem, V.H. (1995). "FAO Guide for the Identification of Species for Fisheries Purposes (Central-Eastern Pacific)". Central-eastern Pacific. 2: 786–792.