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Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Blue-spotted stingray
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Philippines country information

Common names: Blue-spotted maskray, Blue-spotted stingray, Dahunan
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Ordoñez, J.A., 1985
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Ref. 58652) and Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Recorded from the Visayan Sea (Ref. 110387) and Leyte Gulf (Ref. 68980). Reported from publications and specimens collected (Ref. 47737). Also Ref. 280, 3263, 33390, 48613, 68348. In range Ref. 2334.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R., White, W.T. and B. Séret, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pastenague à points bleus, Bluespotted maskray, Pastenague à points bleus, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Neotrygoninae
Etymology:   More on authors: Müller & Henle.

Issue
Formerly a widespread species, but forms a species complex with three other species. Information (data from references) collated undergoing modifications (in progress).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 170 m (Ref. 89055), usually ? - 90 m (Ref. 9840).   Tropical; 33°N - 33°S, 28°E - 154°W

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