Species: Diplobatis colombiensis, Colombian Electric Ray

Diplobatis colombiensis Fechhelm & McEachran, 1984

Colombian Electric Ray

Disc slightly oval, with moderately convex front edge; well-developed electrical organs visible as kidney-shaped mounds on either side of the head; nostrils subdivided with two openings; eyes normally developed, not covered by skin; mouth tubular, protractile, teeth entirely inside mouth when it is closed; 2 dorsal fins of equal size; outer part of inner edge of pelvic fins not joined to side of tail; male claspers not continuous with inner edge of pelvic fins; moderately stout tail with skin fold from under rear of 1st dorsal base to origin of tail fin; tail fin well developed, triangular, upper and lower lobes continuous around the tip.

Upper surface golden tan, with not numerous, brown, round ~eye-sized spots symmetrically arranged on disc and tail; lower surface cream to white.

Reaches 17 cm.

On soft bottoms.

Depth range: 30-107 m.

The southern Caribbean.