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title: "Bluespotted Fantail Ray"
description: "Taeniura lymma — Peixes. The bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bluespotted-fantail-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bluespotted Fantail Ray

> Taeniura lymma — Peixes. The bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.

- Scientific name: *Taeniura lymma*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4635
- Wikidata: [Q964954](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q964954)
- iNaturalist taxon: [113735](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/113735)

## Names

- en: Bluespotted Fantail Ray
- de: Blaupunktrochen
- es: Raya de arrecife
- fr: Raie pastenague à taches bleues
- nl: Blauwgespikkelde pijlstaartrog
- pl: Patelnica niebieskoplama

## Countries with the most observations

EG (1262), AU (734), ID (503), SA (337), MY (191), TH (128), ZA (122), SG (109), KE (65), PH (58), IL (54), TZ (29)

## Summary

The bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. Found from the intertidal zone to a depth of 30 m (100 ft), this species is common throughout the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans in nearshore, coral reef–associated habitats. It is a fairly small ray, not exceeding 35 cm (14 in) 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. It can be easily identified by its striking color pattern of many electric blue spots on a yellowish background, with a pair of blue…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142059761

## Machine access

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