Kuhl's maskray
Species of cartilaginous fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kuhl's maskray (Neotrygon kuhlii), also known as the blue-spotted stingray, blue-spotted maskray, or Kuhl's stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae. It was recently changed from Dasyatis kuhlii in 2008 after morphological and molecular analyses showed that it is part of a distinct genus, Neotrygon.[2] The body is rhomboidal and colored green with blue spots. Maximum disk width is estimated 46.5 cm (18.3 in).[3] It is popular in aquaria, but usually not distinguished from the blue-spotted ribbontail ray. The ribbontail has a rounded body, is a brighter green with brighter blue and more vivid spots, but Kuhl's maskray is larger.[4] The stingray's lifespan is estimated at 13 years for females and 10 years for males.[5] The blue-spotted stingray preys on many fish and small mollusks. It is also generally found from Indonesia to Japan, and most of Australia. Kuhl's maskray also is targeted by many parasites, such as tapeworms, flatworms, and flukes.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Dasyatidae |
Genus: | Neotrygon |
Species: | N. kuhlii |
Binomial name | |
Neotrygon kuhlii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) | |
Blue-spotted maskray range map |