Neotrygon ningalooensis

Neotrygon ningalooensis Last, White & Puckridge, 2010

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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Dasyatidae (Stingrays) > Neotrygoninae
More on authors: Last, White & Puckridge.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 23°S - 26°S

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Indian Ocean: Western Australia (Ref. 84040).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.2 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 84040)

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A relatively large Neotrygon (reaching at least 30 cm OW) with the following combination of characters: disc weakly quadrangular, slightly broader than long, width about 1.1 times length; pectoral apices broadly rounded; snout fleshy, broadly rounded, angle 110-123°, length 2.1-2.4 times interorbital width; preoral length 2.1-2.4 times mouth width; internasal distance about 1.2 in prenasal length; interspiracular distance 14.8-15% OW; nostril length 4-4.2% OW; nasal curtain width 9.2-10.8% OW; mouth width 8.1-10.5% OW; body and tail naked except for 4-5 thornlets in single continuous row in nuchal region; pectoral-fin radials 105-107; total vertebral centra (including synarcual) 125-126, trunk centra (including synarcual) 37-42; dorsal coloration with a dense, asymmetric scattering of small, orange spots and larger bluish white blotches.
Body shape (shape guide): other; Cross section: flattened.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Last, P.R., W.T. White and M. Puckridge, 2010. Neotrygon ningalooensis n. sp. (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae), a new maskray from Australia. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 16(2):37-50. (Ref. 84040)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 November 2024

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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