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Yellow stingray

Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816)

AnimalsSkates

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Geographic areas (BioObs)

GuadeloupeMartinique

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Jamaika-StechrochenGerman (Germany)
Raya látigo pintadaEuropean Spanish
Pastenague jamaïcaineFrench (France)
Pastenague à taches jaunesFrench (France)
Raie jamaïcaineFrench (France)
Raie jauneFrench (France)
Raie pastenague jauneFrench (France)
Trygon de la JamaïqueFrench (France)
RazzaItalian (Italy)

Other invalid scientific names

Raia jamaicensis
Trygonobatus torpedinus
Urobatis sloani vermiculatus
Urolophus jamaicensis

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Urobatis jamaicensis

GBIF — Urobatis jamaicensis

Sources

FEY Laurent, MALIET Vincent in : DORIS, 20/12/2018 : Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1817), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1836

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2274

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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