---
title: "Australian Bluespotted Maskray"
description: "Neotrygon australiae — Fische. Neotrygon australiae, the Australian bluespotted maskray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/australian-bluespotted-maskray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Bluespotted Maskray

> Neotrygon australiae — Fische. Neotrygon australiae, the Australian bluespotted maskray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

- Scientific name: *Neotrygon australiae*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 153
- Wikidata: [Q23057644](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23057644)
- iNaturalist taxon: [520356](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/520356)

## Names

- en: Australian Bluespotted Maskray

## Countries with the most observations

ID (93), AU (43), TL (9)

## Summary

Neotrygon australiae, the Australian bluespotted maskray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. This species is often caught by local trawlers and might be retained for local delicacy in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neotrygon_australiae

## Photo

![Australian Bluespotted Maskray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-bluespotted-maskray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Olly Morgan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261411942

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-bluespotted-maskray?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).