Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Haller's Round Ray

Urobatis halleri

Spanish: raya redonda común

Haller's Round Ray (Urobatis halleri)
Photographed by alexmunday on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Urobatis halleri also known as the Round stingray or Haller's round ray is a species of round ray, family Urotrygonidae, found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is a small, common ray that feeds mostly on benthic invertebrates. On the beaches of southern California, it is responsible for numerous injuries to bathers, who are stung when they accidentally step on the fish. The wound caused by its venomous spine can be painful,... Most often recorded in May.

TaxonomyChondrichthyes › Myliobatiformes › Urotrygonidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records3,416 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Cite as: “Haller's Round Ray (Urobatis halleri) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/urobatis-halleri/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.