Taeniura lymma, Forskal
A female, 229 mm. wide, from Murray Island, Torres Strait
Subject: Rays (Fishes)
Tag: Fish
Date 1920
Author Allan Riverstone McCulloch (1885–1925)
Source/Photographer McCulloch, Allan R. (1920) Studies in Australian Fishes, no.6, Records of the Australian Museum, v.13, 1920, Sydney, Australia: Australian Museum
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The bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. This species is common throughout the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans in nearshore, coral reef-associated habitats. Taeniura lymma is a fairly small ray, not exceeding 35 cm in width, with a mostly smooth, oval pectoral fin disc, large protruding eyes, and a relatively short and thick tail with a deep fin fold underneath. The bluespotted ribbontail rays can be easily identified by their striking color pattern of many electric blue spots on a yellowish background, with a pair of blue stripes on the tail.

Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Taeniura
Species: Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
- Raja lymma Forsskål, 1775
- Trygon ornatus Gray, 1830
- Trygon halgani Lesson, 1829
- Discobatis marginipinnis Miklouho-Maclay & Macleay, 1886