Taeniura lymma, Rubiah Aceh, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Taeniura lymma, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Taeniura lymma, Dampier, WA, Photo: Andrew Green
Taeniura lymma, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Taeniura lymma, Red Sea, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Differs from Neotrygon kuhlii (bluespotted maskray) in having a rounded body, shorter, thicker tail, more regular round blue spots, and paired blue stripes running along tail. Most frequently observed on shallow patch reefs, often sheltering under coral.
Information
Max Size: 35 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 21.5-32.2°C
Depth: 1-20m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Seagrass, Soft sediment
Habitat Generalisation Index: 8.9
Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species.
Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most
hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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