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Yellow Stingray

Urobatis jamaicensis

Description:

Species of stingray in the family Urotrygonidae, found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Trinidad. This bottom-dwelling species inhabits sandy, muddy, or seagrass bottoms in shallow inshore waters, commonly near coral reefs.

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Urobatis halleri


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3 Comments

moralcoral
moralcoral 12 years ago

Its a Carribean Yellow Stingray, i already ID'd it they are common in the shallow carribean waters, another reason why you should always wear shoes in the sea or walk the shuffle technique!

riversnoahdh
riversnoahdh 12 years ago

That's soo cool i love itt. I have no clue what it is tho..

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Good information.

moralcoral
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moralcoral

Quintana Roo, Mexico

Spotted on Jan 26, 2011
Submitted on Oct 26, 2011

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