Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Myliobatiformes > Dasyatidae > Taeniurops > Taeniurops meyeni

Taeniurops meyeni (Round ribbontail ray; Speckled stingray; Stingray; Black spotted ray; Black-blotched stingray; Black-spotted stingray; Blotched fantail ray; Fantail ray; Fantail stingray; Giant reef gray; Giant reef ray; Ribbon-ray fish; Giant ribbon-ray fish; Fantail ray, Giant reef ray)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The round ribbontail ray (Taeniura meyeni) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found throughout the nearshore waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off islands in the eastern Pacific. It is a bottom-dwelling inhabitant of lagoons, estuaries, and reefs, generally at a depth of 20–60 m (66–197 ft). Reaching 1.8 m (5.9 ft) across, this large ray is characterized by a thick, rounded pectoral fin disc covered by small tubercles on top, and a relatively short tail bearing a deep ventral fin fold. In addition, it has a variable but distinctive light and dark mottled pattern on its upper surface, and a black tail.
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Taeniurops meyeni

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2Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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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