ARKive - Porcupine ray - Urogymnus asperrimus- species related by group

Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus)

Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)
Information on the common stingray is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Bleeker's variegated whipray (Himantura undulata)
Information on the Bleeker's variegated whipray is currently being written and researched and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Mekong freshwater stingray (Dasyatis laosensis)
The Mekong freshwater stingray (Dasyatis laonenis) shows a vibrant orange colour on its upper surface with a more uniform brown colour on... More 1 Image 0 videos
Brown stingray (Dasyatis fluviorum)
Information on the brown stingray is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana)
The southern stingray is adapted for life on the sea bed. The flattened, diamond-shaped body has sharp corners, making it more angular than... More 16 Images 2 Videos
Red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
Like other stingrays, the red stingray has a flattened body and a long, whip-like tail bearing a strong, saw-edged stinging spine on the... More 3 Images 0 videos
Ribbontailed stingray (Taeniura lymma)
The colourful ribbontailed stingray (Taeniura lymma) is immediately recognisable by the large, bright, iridescent blue spots that adorn its... More 27 Images 4 Videos
White-edge freshwater whipray (Himantura signifer)
Very little is known about this mysterious ray, as just ten specimens have been identified and studied in museums. Named for the pale margin... More 2 Images 0 videos
Giant freshwater stingray (Himantura chaophraya)
Awe-inspiringly large, the giant freshwater stingray lives up to its name, possessing a venomous sting and a large whip-like tail. It is... More 4 Images 0 videos
Bluespotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii)
Information on the bluespotted stingray is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 1 Video
Pink whipray (Himantura fai)
Information on the pink whipray (Himantura fai) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 1 Video
Whitespotted whipray (Himantura gerrardi)
Information on the whitespotted whipray is currently being written and researched and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Reticulate whipray (Himantura uarnak)
Information on the reticulate whipray is currently being written and researched and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
Round ribbontail ray (Taeniurops meyeni)
As with most rays, the body of this large stingray is flattened and disc-shaped, with the pectoral fins broadly expanded and joined to the... More 8 Images 4 Videos
Rio skate (Rioraja agassizii)
The Rio skate (Rioraja agassizii) belongs to the family better known as the softnose skates (Arhynchobatidae), although in contrast to other... More 3 Images 0 videos
Little skate (Leucoraja erinacea)
Information on the little skate is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Sydney skate (Dipturus australis)
Information on the Sydney skate is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Shortnose guitarfish (Zapteryx brevirostris)
Information on the shortnose gutiarfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Smoothnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus laevis)
Information on the smoothnose wedgefish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis)
The largest skate in the Northwest Atlantic, the barndoor skate has a pointed snout and a flattened body, which is fused to the expanded... More 6 Images 0 videos
Freckled guitarfish (Rhinobatos lentiginosus)
Information on the freckled guitarfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
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Spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica)
Information on the Japanese devilray (Mobula japanica) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 10 Images 0 videos
Winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata)
Information on the winter skate is currently being written and researched and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Smoothtail devil ray (Mobula thurstoni)
Like other rays, the smoothtail devil ray has a distinctive disc-like body with large, triangular pectoral fins that function like ‘wings’... More 5 Images 0 videos
Diamond ray (Gymnura natalensis)
Information on the diamond ray is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos)
Information on the common guitarfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 1 Video
Coastal stingaree (Urolophus orarius)
The coastal stingaree is a rare endemic of southern Australian waters and is seldom seen in the wild. As with most rays, the body of this... More 1 Image 0 videos
Smoothtail mobula (Mobula munkiana)
In common with other species in the Mobulidae family, the smoothtail mobula has long, pointed, pectoral fins which it strokes up and down... More 4 Images 1 Video
Green sawfish (Pristis zijsron)
The green sawfish is a ray, with a shark-like body and a striking elongated snout, known as a saw. This saw bears 23-37 pairs of teeth and... More 7 Images 0 videos
Spotback skate (Atlantoraja castelnaui)
Information on the spotback skate is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos

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