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Taeniura lymma (Fabricius, 1775)

Ribbontail stingray
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Australia country information

Common names: Bluespotted fantail ray, Blue-spotted fantail ray, Blue-spotted lagoon ray
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in northern Australia, from Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia to Bundaberg, Queensland (Ref. 6871). Also Reported from the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Ref. 75154). Possibly the most abundant stingray in coral reef habitats of tropical Australia (Ref. 6871). Also Ref. 2334.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pastenague queue à ruban, Bluespotted ribbontail ray, Lesser fan-tailed ray, ... 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: Taeniura: Latin, taenia = stripe + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 9840).   Tropical; 32°N - 30°S, 32°E - 177°W

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