Saltwater
Ribbontail stingray
Taeniura lymma
Dasyatidae, Neotrygoninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 35 cm
- Body shape
- Other
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,044 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, and 32 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Occurs around coral reefs. Migrates in groups into shallow sandy areas during the rising tide to feed on mollusks, worms, shrimps, and crabs; disperses on falling tide to seek shelter in caves and under ledges. Rarely found buried under the sand. Ovoviviparous. Small specimens are popular among marine aquarists. Does not do well in aquariums. Maximum length about 70 cm TL. Reports of specimens reaching 240 cm TL are probably inaccurate. Commonly caught by fisheries operating over shallow coral reefs and probably adversely affected by dynamite fishing. Utilized widely for its meat. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Raja lymma
- Taeniura lymna
- Trygon ornatus
In other languages
- Blåplettet pigrokke
- Nauhakeihäsrausku
- Blue spotted lagoon ray, Blue spotted stingray, Blue-spotted fantail ray, Blue-spotted lagoon ray, Blue-spotted ray, Blue-spotted ribbontail ray, Blue-spotted stingray, Bluespotted fantail ray, Bluespotted Ribbontail, Bluespotted ribbontail ray, Bluespotted ribbontail whipray, Bluespotted ribbontailray, Bluespotted stingray, Fantail ray, Lagoon ray, Lesser fan-tailed ray, Lesser fantail ray, Reef ray, Ribbon-ray fish, Ribbon-tailed stingray, Ribbontail ray, Ribbontailed stingray
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