Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Myliobatiformes > Dasyatidae > Taeniura > Taeniura lymma

Taeniura lymma (Ribbon-tailed stingray; Ribbontail stingray; Reef ray; Lesser fan-tailed ray; Lesser fantail ray; Lagoon ray; Fantail ray; Blue-spotted stingray; Bluespotted stingray; Bluespotted ribbontailray; Blue-spotted ribbontail ray; Bluespotted ribbontail ray; Blue-spotted ray; Blue-spotted lagoon ray; Blue-spotted fantail ray; Bluespotted fantail ray; Blue spotted stingray; Blue spotted lagoon ray; Ribbon-ray fish; Ribbontail ray; Bluespotted ribbontail whipray)

Synonyms: Raja lymma; Taeniura lymna; Trygon ornatus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. Found from the intertidal zone to a depth of 30 m (100 ft), this species is common throughout the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans in nearshore, coral reef-associated habitats. It is a fairly small ray, not exceeding 35 cm (14 in) in width, with a mostly smooth, oval pectoral fin disc, large protruding eyes, and a relatively short and thick tail with a deep fin fold underneath. It can be easily identified by its striking color pattern of many electric blue spots on a yellowish background, with a pair of blue stripes on the tail.
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Attributes

Water Biome [1]  Benthic, Reef
Diet [1]  Carnivore

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Shoalwater and Corio Bays Area Ramsar Site   Queensland, Australia

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3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
4Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0