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title: "Blotched Fantail Ray"
description: "Taeniurops meyeni — Vissen. The round ribbontail ray, blotched fantail ray, marble ray, or marbled ray (Taeniurops meyeni) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found throughout the nearshore waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off islands in the eastern Pacific."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/blotched-fantail-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Blotched Fantail Ray

> Taeniurops meyeni — Vissen. The round ribbontail ray, blotched fantail ray, marble ray, or marbled ray (Taeniurops meyeni) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found throughout the nearshore waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off islands in the eastern Pacific.

- Scientific name: *Taeniurops meyeni*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1539
- Wikidata: [Q28146372](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28146372)
- iNaturalist taxon: [188852](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/188852)

## Names

- en: Blotched Fantail Ray
- de: Schwarzflecken-Stechrochen
- es: Raya sartén
- fr: Pastenague à taches noires

## Countries with the most observations

AU (320), EC (208), MV (157), ZA (62), SC (51), CR (47), ID (37), NC (34), MZ (33), HK (29), OM (21), MU (14)

## Summary

The round ribbontail ray, blotched fantail ray, marble ray, or marbled ray (Taeniurops meyeni) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found throughout the nearshore waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as off islands in the eastern Pacific. It is a bottom-dwelling inhabitant of lagoons, estuaries, and reefs, generally at a depth of 20–60 m (66–197 ft). Reaching 1.8 m (5.9 ft) across, this large ray is characterized by a thick, rounded pectoral fin disc covered by small tubercles on top, and a relatively short tail bearing a deep ventral fin fold. In addition, it has a variable but distinctive light…

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

## Photo

![Blotched Fantail Ray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blotched-fantail-ray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/219185745

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blotched-fantail-ray?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).