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Blue Spotted Stingray

Dasyatis kuhlii

Blue Spotted Stingrays are known for their bright blue spots! They are small and love to stay close to the ocean floor.

Habitat: Coral reefs

Appearance

The Blue Spotted Stingray has a flat, oval-shaped disc, typically yellow-brown, covered in striking bright blue spots. Its long tail bears a dark band and usually two venomous spines, making it visually distinct from most other rays.

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataClassElasmobranchiiOrderMyliobatiformesFamilyDasyatidaeGenusNeotrygon

Blue Spotted Stingray

Interesting facts

Even though they live in the ocean, stingrays are closely related to sharks!

Their blue spots are like fingerprints; no two stingrays have the exact same pattern!

They breathe by sucking water through holes behind their eyes, not their mouths!

They have eyes on top of their head, but their mouth is on their underside!

Special abilities

Blue Spotted Stingray has two sharp, venomous spines on its tail that help them defend against predators.

Blue Spotted Stingray can bury itself under sand, using its flattened body to blend in perfectly with the seafloor.

Blue Spotted Stingray has special electroreceptors that help them detect tiny prey hidden under the sand.

Measurements & details

Length: 25-70 cm
Weight: 0.5-1.5 kg
Lifespan: 10-15 years
Swim Speed: 5 km/h
Max Depth: 90 m
Water Type: Saltwater

Diet & Feeding

These small hunters use clever senses to find delicious crustaceans and worms buried in the sand.

Primary Foods

shrimp
crabs
marine worms
small bony fish
clams

Foraging Method

Foraging

Ecological connections

eaten by

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

Larger sharks prey on stingrays.

eaten by

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Sharks are a natural predator.

hunts

Tiger Prawn

Penaeus monodon

Actively searches for crustaceans.

hunts

Peanut Worm

Sipuncula nudus

Digs for worms in sand.

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