The bluespotted stingray or Kuhl's stingray, Neotrygon kuhlii, is a species of stingray, family Dasyatidae. It is light green with blue spots. Their disk width hovers around 67 cm. They are popular in aquaria but usually not distinguished from the Bluespotted ribbontail ray. The Ribbontail is rounder with brighter green and more/more vivid spots. The Bluespotted Stingray is also larger.
References
- ^ Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. 2005. p. 18.
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Kuhl's Stingray 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Neotrygon
Species: N. kuhlii
Binomial name Neotrygon kuhlii
(Müller & Henle, 1841)
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