The Java stingaree (Urolophus javanicus) was a species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, known only from a single female specimen 33 cm (13 in) long caught off Jakarta, Indonesia.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed the Java stingaree as Extinct;[1] it has not been recorded since its discovery over 150 years ago, and its range is subject to heavy fishing pressure and habitat degradation.
In July 1862, German zoologist Eduard von Martens purchased the sole known specimen of the Java stingaree at a fish market in Jakarta.
[1] The Java stingaree has an oval pectoral fin disc slightly longer than wide; the leading margins are gently convex and converge at a blunt angle on the snout.
While it is possible that captured specimens have gone unrecognized, if this species still survives its population would almost certainly be gravely imperilled; this has led to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assessing it as Extinct as of 31 March 2023.