Oceania fantail ray
📖 Overview
This species probably occur mainly inshore, with types collected from surge channels in fringing coral reefs, to at least 18 m depth ..
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This small, blue-spotted stingray is distinguished by the following characters: absence of a pair of blue longitudinal stripes along the sides of the tail; uniformly pale ventral fold; absence of the dorsal fold but upper margin of tail with a firm, blunt ridge; a relatively short post-orbital disc (length from rear of orbit to pectoral-fin insertion 63-65% WD), with a relatively long horizontal snout length (20-21% DW) and prenasal length 14-16% DW, and prenasal length 1.5-1.9 times internasal width .: other (see remarks); Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Oceania fantail ray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 18 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, but possibly more widely distributed in Melanesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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