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| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 31 December 2023">{{cite iucn |author=Constance, J. |author2=Ebert, D.A. |author3=Fahmi, Finucci, B. |author4=Simeon, B. |author5=Kyne, P.M. |year=2023 |title=''Urolophus javanicus'' |volume=2023 |page=e.T60095A229337053 |doi= |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>

| extinct = 20232019

| genus = Urolophus

| species = javanicus

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The '''Java stingaree''' ('''''Urolophus javanicus''''') wasis aan extinct [[species]] of [[Myliobatiformes|stingray]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Urolophidae]], known only from a single female specimen {{convert|33|cm|in|abbr=on}} long caught off [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. This species is characterized by an oval-shaped [[pectoral fin]] disc longer than wide, and a tail with a [[dorsal fin]] in front of the stinging spine and a [[caudal fin]]. It is brown above, with darker and lighter spots. The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] has listed the Java stingaree as [[Extinction|Extinct]];<ref name="iucn status 31 December 2023" /> it has not been recorded since its discovery over 150 years ago, and its range is subject to heavy fishing pressure and [[habitat degradation]].

[[Category:CriticallyExtinct endangered faunaanimals of Indonesia]]

==Taxonomy==

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==Distribution and habitat==

The Java stingaree has only been found offin the [[Java Sea]], perhaps in the vicinity of Jakarta. Its exact range, and depth and [[habitat]] preferences, are unknown but probably very restricted.<ref name="iucn status 31 December 2023" />

==Description==

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==Human interactions==

No new Java stingaree specimens have emerged since the first was discovered over 150 years ago, and it ishas fearednow tobeen beclassified as [[extinct]].<ref name="iucn status 31 December 2023" /> There is heavy fishing activity within its range, as well as [[habitat degradation]] from the proximity of major population centers. While it is possible that captured specimens have gone unrecognized, if this species still survivessurvived its population would almost certainly be gravely imperilled; this has leadled to the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN) assessing it as Extinct as of 3122 March 20232019.<ref name="iucn status 31 December 2023" />

==References==

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[[Category:Urolophus|Java stingareejavanicus]]

[[Category:Fish of Indonesia]]

[[Category:Endemic fauna of Java]]

[[Category:CriticallySpecies endangeredknown fishfrom a single specimen]]

[[Category:Critically endangered fauna of Asia]]

[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

[[Category:Taxa named by Eduard von Martens]]

[[Category:Fish described in 1864|Java stingaree]]

[[Category:Critically endangered fauna of Indonesia]]