Sealife guideThe ribbontail stingrayTaeniura lymma
Last updated on 02/16/2024 at 10:48 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Ribbontail stingray, blue spotted stingray
- French name: Raie pastenague à pois bleus
- Scientific name: Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775)
- Family name: Dasyatidae
- Order name: Myliobatiformes
- Class name: Elasmobranchii
Did you know ?
The ribbontail stingray is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The ribbontail stingray appears in the IUCN Red List since 2021 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same genus

Black blotched stingray
(Taeniura meyeni)
(Taeniura meyeni)
Within the same family

Blue spotted stingray
(Neotrygon kuhlii)
(Neotrygon kuhlii)

Darkspotted stingray
(Himantura uarnak)
(Himantura uarnak)

Fantail stingray
(Pastinachus sephen)
(Pastinachus sephen)

Southern stingray
(Dasyatis americana)
(Dasyatis americana)
Discover also

Atlantic guitarfish
(Rhinobatos lentiginosus)
(Rhinobatos lentiginosus)

Atlantic white-spotted eagle ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
(Aetobatus narinari)

Bullseye electric ray
(Diplobatis ommata)
(Diplobatis ommata)

Gorgona guitarfish
(Pseudobatos prahli)
(Pseudobatos prahli)

Halavi guitarfish
(Glaucostegus halavi)
(Glaucostegus halavi)

Reef manta ray
(Mobula alfredi)
(Mobula alfredi)

Spotted eagle ray
(Aetobatus ocellatus)
(Aetobatus ocellatus)

Yellow stingray
(Urobatis jamaicensis)
(Urobatis jamaicensis)
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