Kuhl's maskray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Kuhl's maskray lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Neotrygon kuhlii
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Dasyatidae

Where does the Kuhl's maskray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Kuhl's maskray in 8 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Kuhl's maskray endangered?

The Kuhl's maskray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Kuhl's maskray?

The Kuhl's maskray (Neotrygon kuhlii) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Dasyatidae, genus Neotrygon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Kuhl's maskray

Kuhl's maskray (Neotrygon kuhlii), also known as the blue-spotted stingray, blue-spotted maskray, or Kuhl's stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae. Originally classified in the genus Dasyatis, it was transferred to the genus Neotrygon in 2008 after morphological and molecular analyses showed it to be distinct. The body is rhomboidal and colored green with blue spots. Maximum disk width is estimated 46.5 cm (18.3 in). It is popular in aquaria, but usually not distinguished from the blue-spotted ribbontail ray. The ribbontail has a rounded body, is a brighter green with brighter blue and more vivid spots, but Kuhl's maskray is larger. The stingray's lifespan is estimated at 13 years for females and 10 years for males. The blue-spotted stingray preys on many fish and small mollusks. It is also generally found from Indonesia to Japan, and most of Australia. Kuhl's maskray also is targeted by many parasites, such as tapeworms, flatworms, and flukes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kuhl's maskray (revision 1370851868), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q950415 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).