Chesterfield Island stingaree

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Urolophidae
Genus:	Urolophus
Species:	U. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fishes are jawed Fish with paired fins paired nostrils scales two-chambered hearts and skeletons made of Cartilage rather Rajiformes is the order of true rays and Skates flat-bodied cartilaginous fishes related to Sharks Classification There are several The round rays are a family Urolophidae, of rays. They are found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world UserPolbot. --> Urolophus is a genus of Fish in the Urolophidae family deforgesi

Binomial name

Urolophus deforgesi
Séret & Last, 2003

The Chesterfield Island stingaree or Deforge's stingaree, Urolophus deforgesi, is a species of fish in the Urolophidae family. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two The round rays are a family Urolophidae, of rays. They are found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world It is endemic to New Caledonia. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. Its natural habitat is open seas. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. This article is about the body of water For other uses see SEA and Seas. It is threatened by habitat loss. Habitat destruction is the process in which natural Habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species originally present

Source

Last, P. R. & Marshall, L. J. 2005. Urolophus deforgesi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 03 August 2007. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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