Urotrygon reticulata
{{Short description|Species of cartilaginous fish}}
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| image =
| status = CR
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Urotrygon
| species = reticulata
| authority = Miyake & McEachran, 1988
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Urotrygon reticulata, the reticulate round ray, is a type of marine tropical ray found only in Panama.{{Cite report |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161541/124503331 |title=Urotrygon reticulata: Kyne, P.M., Morales-Saldaña, J.M., Charvet, P., Areano, E.M., Cevallos, A., Espinoza, M., González, A., Herman, K., Mejía-Falla, P.A. & Navia, A.F.: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161541A124503331 |last=IUCN |date=2020-01-24 |publisher=International Union for Conservation of Nature |doi=10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-3.rlts.t161541a124503331.en |access-date=22 February 2025 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Fischer |first1=W. |url=https://www.fao.org/4/t0852s/t0852s00.htm |title=FAO Guide for the Identification of Species for Fisheries Purposes (Central-Eastern Pacific) |last2=Krupp |first2=F. |last3=Schneider |first3=W. |last4=Sommer |first4=C. |last5=Carpenter |first5=K.E. |last6=Niem |first6=V.H. |date=1995 |publisher=FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS |isbn=92-5-303409-2 |volume=2 |location=Rome |pages=786–792 |language=Es}}
Description
Habitat & distribution
This extremely rare stingray is an endemic species on Gulf of Panama. It inhabits very shallow coastal waters at depths of 1-15 m. Round rays, including this species, have little commercial value in Panama, so they are usually discarded when caught.