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title: "Bluespotted Maskray"
description: "Neotrygon kuhlii — Ryby. Kuhl's maskray (Neotrygon kuhlii), also known as the blue-spotted stingray, blue-spotted maskray, or Kuhl's stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/bluespotted-maskray-neotrygon-kuhlii
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bluespotted Maskray

> Neotrygon kuhlii — Ryby. Kuhl's maskray (Neotrygon kuhlii), also known as the blue-spotted stingray, blue-spotted maskray, or Kuhl's stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae.

- Scientific name: *Neotrygon kuhlii*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże), `zoo` (Zoo i zwierzęta domowe)
- iNaturalist observations: 20
- Wikidata: [Q950415](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950415)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67971](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67971)

## Names

- en: Bluespotted Maskray
- de: Grauer Stechrochen
- fr: Raie à points bleus

## Summary

Kuhl's maskray (Neotrygon kuhlii), also known as the blue-spotted stingray, blue-spotted maskray, or Kuhl's stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae. Originally classified in the genus Dasyatis, it was transferred to the genus Neotrygon in 2008 after morphological and molecular analyses showed it to be distinct. The body is rhomboidal and colored green with blue spots. Maximum disk width is estimated 46.5 cm (18.3 in). It is popular in aquaria, but usually not distinguished from the blue-spotted ribbontail ray. The ribbontail has a rounded body, is a brighter green with brighter blue and more vivid…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuhl%27s_maskray

## Photo

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

Photo: Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dasyatis_kuhlii_1.jpg

## Machine access

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