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Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Taeniura lymma
-8.53877, 119.711
Field Notes
Description:
Oval pectoral fin disc, rounded angular snout, large protruding eyes, narrow and angular pelvic fins, smooth skin, dark green dorsal coloration with circular neon blue spots. The tail has two stripes of the same blue running along each side as far as the spines. The eyes are bright yellow and the belly is white.
Habitat:
Spotted at Sebayur Besar Island, coral reef area, Indonesia, this species is common throughout the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans in nearshore, coral reef-associated habitats.
Notes:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Taeniura
Species: T. lymma
Reference Links:
Bluespotted ribbontail ray - Wikipedia
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PublishedMay 29, 2018
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