Blotched fantail ray

The blotched fantail ray is a member of Dasyatidae, the stingray family.

The Blotched fantail ray lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range - 500 m , usually 20 - 60 m environment.

Blotched fantail ray at Ningaloo Reef, Australia Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3. More

The blotched fantail ray (Taeniura meyeni) is a member of Dasyatidae, the stingray family. More

The common name for the Blotched Fantail Ray (Taeniura meyeni) comes from its coloration and tail flap. The upper surface is a pattern of black, grey and white spots and blotches which ends abruptly at the edges of the circular-shaped body. More

The blotched fantail ray was originally described as Taeniura meyeni by M More

The Blotched Fantail Ray is widespread along the Great Barrier Reef and has a distinctive disc shape, colour pattern and a ventral skin fold on its tail. Although it is not generally aggressive by nature it has been responsible for at least one human fatality. More

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Common names

Black spotted ray in English
Black-blotched stingray in English
Black-spotted stingray in English
Blotched fantail ray in English
Cá Đuối in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Ðu?i in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Faiyenecheoligilifeo in Austronesian (Other)
Faiyenecheoligilifeo in Carolinian
Fantail ray in English
Fantail stingray in English
Gespikkelde waaierstaartpijlstaartrog in Dutch (Nederlands)
Giant reef gray in English
Giant reef ray in English
Giluga-tirike in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Krabane lai-hin-orn in Thai (ไทย)
Likhmah al munaqatah bil asraq in Arabic (‫العربية)
Madara ei in Japanese (日本語)
Madara-ei in Japanese (日本語)
Marmorrocka in Swedish (Svenska)
Meet in Austronesian (Other)
Meet in Carolinian
Naru nagoo madi in Unknown
Nyenga in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Pagi in Tagalog
Pari babi in Bahasa Indonesia
Pari reben in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Pastenague in French (français)
Pastenague à taches noires in French (français)
Pastenague Èventail in French (français)
Raie à tache noire in French (français)
Raie brisant in French (français)
Raie noire in French (français)
Ratão cauda redonda in Portuguese (Português)
Raya manchada in Spanish (español)
raya-látigo in sp
ribbontail ray in English
Round ribbontail ray in English
Sartén marmoleado in Spanish (español)
Sortplettet pigrokke in Danish (dansk)
Speckled stingray in English
Stachelrochen in German (Deutsch)
Stingray in English
Trnucha černoskvrnná in Czech (česky)
Trnucha velkoskvrnitá in Czech (česky)
Tubaq in Arabic (‫العربية)
vai da in Fijian (vosa Vakaviti)
Vali in Gela
VÈ-në in Numee
Védaa in Numee
జిలుగ టిరికె  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
迈氏条尾魟 in Mandarin Chinese
邁氏條尾魟 in Mandarin Chinese
黑斑条尾魟 in Mandarin Chinese
黑斑條尾魟 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Rajiformes
Family : Dasyatidae
Genus : Taeniura
Species : Taeniura meyeni
Authority : M