Urolophidae

Chesterfield Island stingaree

Urolophus deforgesi

Folded skin between nostrils

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Other
• Medium

The Chesterfield Island stingaree or Deforge's stingaree (Urolophus deforgesi) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, endemic to the continental slope off the Chesterfield Islands. Reaching 34 cm (13 in) long, it has a rounded, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc colored plain brown above and pale below, with a short head. There is a narrow, skirt-shaped curtain of skin between its nostrils.