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Bluespotted Ribbontail ray

Taeniura lymma

Notes:

First picture shows clearly the tail with two blue stripes and broad lower caudal finfold that extends to the tail tip that distinguishes it from a bluespotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii). IUCN has listed this species as Near Threatened. Spotted at an exploratory night dive at Bayaca Island, Culion, Palawan at a depth of about 4m.



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2 Comments

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 8 months ago

Thanks for the like smcrenshaw :-)

smcrenshaw
smcrenshaw 8 months ago

Wow! Great find. Thanks for sharing.

Philippines

Lat: 11.84, Long: 120.11

Spotted on Apr 4, 2012
Submitted on Aug 12, 2012

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