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title: "Porcupine Ray"
description: "Urogymnus asperrimus — Vissen. The porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus) is a rare species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/porcupine-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Porcupine Ray

> Urogymnus asperrimus — Vissen. The porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus) is a rare species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.

- Scientific name: *Urogymnus asperrimus*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 435
- Wikidata: [Q1657133](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1657133)
- iNaturalist taxon: [82261](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82261)

## Names

- en: Porcupine Ray
- de: Igelrochen
- es: Raya puercoespín
- fr: Raie porc-épic

## Countries with the most observations

AU (121), MV (76), SC (72), EG (19), MH (16), ID (14), NC (13), FJ (6), MP (6), YT (5), MY (4), MZ (4)

## Summary

The porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus) is a rare species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. This bottom-dweller is found throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off West Africa. It favors sand, coral rubble, and seagrass habitats in inshore waters to a depth of 30 m (100 ft). A large and heavy-bodied species reaching 1.2–1.5 m (3.9–4.9 ft) in width, the porcupine ray has a nearly circular, plain-colored pectoral fin disc and a thin tail without any fin folds. Uniquely within its family, it lacks a venomous stinging spine. However, an adult ray can still defend itself ably with the many large, sharp thorns…

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

## Photo

![Porcupine Ray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/porcupine-ray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244017646

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/porcupine-ray?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).