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title: "Raya redonda moteada"
description: "Urotrygon chilensis — Peces. The thorny round stingray (Urotrygon chilensis), also known as the Chilean or blotched stingray, is a species of fish in the family Urotrygonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/thorny-round-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Raya redonda moteada

> Urotrygon chilensis — Peces. The thorny round stingray (Urotrygon chilensis), also known as the Chilean or blotched stingray, is a species of fish in the family Urotrygonidae.

- Scientific name: *Urotrygon chilensis*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 34
- Wikidata: [Q3284703](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3284703)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114832](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114832)

## Names

- en: Thorny Round Stingray
- es: Raya redonda moteada

## Countries with the most observations

PE (17), EC (9)

## Summary

The thorny round stingray (Urotrygon chilensis), also known as the Chilean or blotched stingray, is a species of fish in the family Urotrygonidae. It is found in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Its natural habitat is open seas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_round_ray

## Photo

![Raya redonda moteada](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/thorny-round-stingray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Günther, A. · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urotrygon_chilensis.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/thorny-round-stingray?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).