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Urogymnus asperrimus
English: Porcupine Ray (1), Thorny Ray (1)
As recorded: Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Myliobatiformes › Dasyatidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- July 12, 1981
- Locality
- Enewetak Atoll; lagoon NW of N end of Enewetak (=Eniwetok; =Fred) islet
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1981, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Urogymnus asperrimus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 349 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Indonesia
(c) KristovaIndra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
AU
(c) amleelew80, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Indonesia
(c) currowar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Al Bahr al Ahmar, EG
no rights reserved
2026-09-25
(c) Charne Von Plaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Elijah Winger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Urogymnus asperrimus. BPBM 27792. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39594909. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27792.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39594909 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026