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Painted maskray

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Painted maskray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Neotrygon
Species:
N. leylandi
Binomial name
Neotrygon leylandi
(Last, 1987)
Synonyms
  • Dasyatis leylandi Last, 1987

The painted maskray (Neotrygon leylandi) or brown-reticulate stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs.

References

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  1. ^ Pierce, S.J.; Kyne, P.M. (2015). "Neotrygon leylandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60156A68636690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60156A68636690.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.