Urobatis halleri (Cooper, 1863)
Haller's round ray
Urobatis halleri
photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Family:  Urotrygonidae (American round stingrays)
Max. size:  58 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 1,360.0 g
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 91 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: northern California (USA) to Ecuador.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs on sand, rubbly or mud bottom off beaches and in bays and sloughs; near seagrasses, usually shallower than 15 m. Adult females profuce 2 litters of up to 6 pups per year (Ref. 2850, 114953), sometimes around rocky reefs (Ref. 12951). Feeds on benthic invertebrates and small fishes.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 November 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  traumatogenic


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