Oriental bluespotted maskray

Neotrygon orientalis

Blue spots and black freckles crowd the dark mask

Blue
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia
Other
Medium
Tropical fish

Neotrygon orientalis, the Oriental bluespotted maskray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Taiwan. It has also caused the description of a new diphyllidean species, the Echinobothrium ivanovae species, has been described from N. orientalis.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Neotrygon
Maximum length: 38 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Malaysia (Borneo), and the Philippines.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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