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title: "Raya sicodélica"
description: "Urobatis tumbesensis — Peces. The Tumbes round stingray (Urobatis tumbesensis) is a little-known species of round ray, family Urolophidae, known only from two immature male specimens collected from estuarine waters at depths of 1–2 m, and a third specimen collected in 2006 near mangroves."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/tumbes-round-stingray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Raya sicodélica

> Urobatis tumbesensis — Peces. The Tumbes round stingray (Urobatis tumbesensis) is a little-known species of round ray, family Urolophidae, known only from two immature male specimens collected from estuarine waters at depths of 1–2 m, and a third specimen collected in 2006 near mangroves.

- Scientific name: *Urobatis tumbesensis*
- Category: `fish` (Peces)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 80
- Wikidata: [Q5504549](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5504549)
- iNaturalist taxon: [114784](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/114784)

## Names

- en: Tumbes Round Stingray
- es: Raya sicodélica

## Countries with the most observations

EC (64), PE (7)

## Summary

The Tumbes round stingray (Urobatis tumbesensis) is a little-known species of round ray, family Urolophidae, known only from two immature male specimens collected from estuarine waters at depths of 1–2 m, and a third specimen collected in 2006 near mangroves. Its range appears to be limited to coastal waters off Tumbes in northern Peru, where it is found partially buried in sand or mud. The larger of the original two specimens measured 40.4 cm long and the smaller 15.7 cm.
Like other round rays, the Tumbes round stingray has a rounded pectoral fin disc, slightly wider than it is long. The tail is stout, bearing a…

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

## Photo

![Raya sicodélica](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tumbes-round-stingray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130500464

## Machine access

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