The yellow stingray or jamaican stingray (urobatis jamaicensis) is present in the western tropical Atlantic, from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico. It is common in Florida, occasional in the Bahamas. It is found in the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is also found in Brazil.

     The Jamaican stingrays are fond of sandy, muddy, or coral bottoms at depths ranging from 1 to 30 m. It also frequents bays and estuaries. Some individuals sometimes like to congregate on (Thalassia testudinum)turtle grass beds. During the day, she is quite inactive, she likes to bury herself and let only the eyes and gill lids go past. It then spends a lot of time buried under a thin layer of sediment or lying motionless in the vegetation.

     The Jamaican stingray has an oval disc-shaped flattened body (longer than wide) with a maximum diameter of 36 cm. The body consists of the head, trunk and pectoral fins welded to the trunk. The tail is moderately thin and tapered, almost as long as the diameter of the disc; it is marked irregularly by dark spots and spots. It is equipped with a sharp dart, with serrated edges, which is connected to a venom pocket. The tail ends with a small caudal fin shaped leaf. The dorsal surface of the body is brown with yellowish, greenish spots and mottles forming a vermiculated pattern. The ventral surface is white to yellowish brownish. The muzzle is short and obtuse. The mouth is almost straight. On the dorsal side the eyes are raised, they are rectangular. Behind the eyes are the respiratory orifices also called spiracles.