Native Animals

Taeniura lymma

Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray
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LC
Least Concern
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ver 3.1, 2021
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SSN 28815
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Taxonomy

  • Kingdom
    Animalia
  • Phylum
    Chordata
  • Class
    Elasmobranchii   Sharks
  • Order
    Myliobatiformes   Stingrays
  • Family
    Dasyatidae   Whiptail Stingrays
  • Genus
    Taeniura
  • Specific Epithet
    lymma (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Common Name
    1. Blue Spotted Lagoon Ray (English)
    2. Blue Spotted Stingray (English)
    3. Blue-spotted Fantail Ray (English)
    4. Blue-spotted Lagoon Ray (English)
    5. Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray (English)
    6. Blue-spotted Stingray (English)
    7. Bluespot Fantail Ray (English)
    8. Bluespot-fantail Ray (English)
    9. Bluespotted Fantail Ray (English)
    10. Bluespotted Lagoon Ray (English)
    11. Bluespotted Ribbontail (English)
    12. Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray (English)
    13. Bluespotted Ribbontail Whipray (English)
    14. Fantail Ray (English)
    15. Lagoon Ray (English)
    16. Lesser Fantail Ray (English)
    17. Pari (Malay)
    18. Pari Karang (Malay)
    19. Pari Lalat (Malay)
    20. Pari Reben (Malay)
    21. Reef Ray (English)
    22. Ribbon-ray Fish (English)
    23. Ribbon-tailed Stingray (English)
    24. Ribbontail Ray (English)
    25. Ribbontailed Stingray (English)
  • Residential
    Native
The taxonomic status is pending for approval

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Adult

Description
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Bluespotted Fantail Ray’s disc is oval, tail base broad, tapering beyond sting; ventral skin fold on tail relatively deep, extending to tail tip. The dorsal surface is almost smooth to granular; 2 stings that located posteriorly on tail. The colour of disc and tail is brownish or orangish dorsally, disc with numerous bright blue spots and tail with blue stripe on each side before sting. The maximum size of this species is 350 cm disc width. It feeds on molluscs, polychaetes and crustaceans.

Habitats
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No Description Suitability Seasonality
1
Marine Neritic → Estuaries
 Suitable Unknown
2
Marine Neritic → Subtidal Sandy
 Suitable Unknown
References : http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3

Assessment
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Year Published Assessment Red List Category Version
2021 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Least Concern (LC)
3.1
2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Near Threatened (NT)
3.1
2005 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Near Threatened (NT)
3.1
2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Near Threatened (NT)
N/A

Location
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by State Location
  • Johore 1
  • Pahang 2
  • Sabah 1
Based on publications, specimens, and images

Specimen
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Collection Center   Total
CEMACS Marine Reference Collection
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang
1
Kelab Alami Collection
Kelab Alami Mukim Tg Kupang
Johore
1

References
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Article
  1. Satapoomin, U. (2000). A preliminary checklist of coral reef fishes of the Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 48 (1), 31-53. https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/48rbz031-053.pdf
Book
  1. Handbook on the Living Marine Resources of Malaysia Marine Park, 2011. Department of Marine Park Malaysia, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Putrajaya, Malaysia. pp. 123.
  2. Island Life: A Natural History of Pulau Tengah, Johor, Malaysia, 2018. WS Lifestyle, Singapore. pp. 163.
  3. Malaysia National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Shark (Plan 2), 2014. Department of Fisheries Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 50. — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]
  4. Ahmad, A., Gambang, A.C., Manjaji-Matsumoto, B.M. & Lim, A.P.K. (2007). Field Guide to Rays and Chimaeras of Malaysia and Neighbouring Countries. Fisheries Research Institute, Sarawak Branch, Bintawa, Malaysia. pp. 58.
  5. Kamarruddin, I., Mohamed, C.A.R., Kee Alfian, B.A.A., Fitra, A.Z., Lee, J.N. & Rozaimi, M.J. (2011). Malaysia's Marine Biodiversity: Inventory and Current Status. Department of Marine Park Malaysia and Marine Ecosystem Research Centre (EKOMAR), Malaysia. pp. 212.
  6. Matsunuma, M., Motomura, H., Matsuura, K., Shazili, N.A.M. & Ambak, M.A. (2011). Fishes of Terengganu: East Coast of Malay Peninsula, Malaysia. National Museum of Nature and Science, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Kagoshima Universiti Museum, Malaysia. pp. ix+251.
  7. Phang, S.M., Affendi, Y.A., Ooi, J.L.S. & Haji, A.J.M. (2008). Natural History of The Pulau Tioman Group of Islands. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), University of Malaya, Malaysia. pp. 292.
  8. Seah, Y.G., Mohd Sharol, A., Mazlan, A.G. & Mat Jaafar, T.N.A. (2021). Marine Fishes of Kuantan : Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Penerbit UMT. pp. 172.
  9. Yoshida, T., Nurulhuda, E.M., Musikasinthorn, P. & Matsuura, K. (2013). Fishes of Northern Gulf of Thailand, Volume 8. National Museum of Nature and Science,Tsukuba. Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Kyoto. Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima., Japan. pp. 239.
  10. Yusri, A., Hamdan, J. & Abdul Rahman, A.M. (2010). Ikan Laut Malaysia: Glosari Nama Sahih Spesis Ikan . Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pp. 290.
Chapter in book
  1. Gambang, A.C., Daud, A., Lim, A.P.K. & Osman, M. (2004). Fish Community of Pulau Layang Layang. In Mohamed, P.A. (Ed.), Marine Biodiversity of Pulau Layang Layang, Malaysia. Marine Research Station Layang Layang (MARSAL), Fisheries Research Institute, Department of Fisheries Malaysia. pp. 43-58.
Checklist
  1. Check List of Marine Fishes of the Southeast Asian Region (1996)
Online
  1. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved April 13, 2016, from http://www.gbif.org
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Retrieved February 07, 2017, from http://www.marinespecies.org
  3. Di Dario, F.IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved November 30, 2016, from http://www.iucnredlist.org
Report
  1. Harborne, A., Fenner, D., Barnes, A., Beger, M., Harding, S. & Roxburgh, T. (2000). Status Report on the Coral Reefs of the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Department of Fisheries Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Publications
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Marine Fishes of Kuantan : Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS) (2021)

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Acknowledgements :- Dr. Abe Woo Sau Pinn, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Amirah Hasanah Binti Mazlan, Mrs. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Mira Farzana Binti Mohamad Mokhtar, Mr. Mohamad Shafiq Hafizee Bin Mohd Azali, Ms. Nur Harissa Binti Rosli, Ms. Nur Razan Faiqah Binti Zahili, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi, Mrs. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas, Ms. Nurliyana Binti Abd Rahman, Ms. Nursyafiqa Madzlen, Ms. Siti Zubaidah Binti Abdul Latif, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin

Photo credit :- Norhayati Binti Ahmad

Species Citation :- Taeniura lymma. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/28815. [Retrieved 29 April 2024].

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