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Round Stingray

Urolophus halleri
StingraySaltwaterSport Fish

Range

Circular disc shape with a short tail armed with a venomous spine. Brown to olive with a patterned back and a pale underside. Adults reach 12–24 inches across the disc.\n\n

How to Catch Round Stingray

Technique

Not targeted but commonly caught as bycatch on bottom rigs in Southern California bays. Handle with extreme care — the tail spine can inflict a painful venomous wound. Treat stingray wounds by soaking in hot water (as hot as tolerable) to denature the venom.\n\n

Taxonomy

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classChondrichthyes
orderMyliobatiformes
familyUrotrygonidae
genusUrobatis
speciesU. halleri
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