The Yellow Stingray, Urobatis jamaicensis (Chondrichthyes Urotrygonidae): A Synoptic Review

  • Richard E. Spieler
  • , Daniel P. Fahy
  • , Robin L. Sherman
  • , James Sulikowski
  • , T. Patrick Quinn

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Abstract

    The yellow stingray, Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier) has been the subject of a multitude of diverse studies on its natural history, morphology, and physiology. We have attempted here to briefly review all the studies on U. jamaicensis both published and unpublished with the goal of providing comparative information for researchers working on related species as well as to highlight areas of research requiring further investigation in this one.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalCaribbean Journal of Science
    Volume47
    StatePublished - Jan 1 2013

    Keywords

    • Anatomy
    • Ecology
    • Elasmobranch
    • Physiology
    • Reproduction
    • Stingray

    Disciplines

    • Marine Biology

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