Neotrygon australiae Last, White & Serét, 2016
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Neotrygon australiae, the Australian bluespotted maskray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. This species is often caught by local trawlers and might be retained for local delicacy in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Wikipedia contributors, Neotrygon australiae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:20:15.463162+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neotrygon australiae Last, White & Serét, 2016
- Name authority
- Last, White & Serét, 2016
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Dasyatidae
- Genus
- Neotrygon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderMyliobatiformes
- familyDasyatidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1879
- genusNeotrygon Castelnau, 1873
- speciesNeotrygon australiae Last, White & Serét, 2016
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neotrygon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neotrygon annotata (Last, 1987) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon leylandi (Last, 1987) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon vali Borsa, 2017 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon bobwardi Borsa, Arlyza, Hoareau & Shen, 2017 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon westpapuensis Borsa, Arlyza, Hoareau & Shen, 2017 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon indica Pavan-Kumar, Kumar, Pitale, Shen & Borsa, 2018 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon romeoi Glaus, White, O'Neill, Thurnheer & Appleyard, 2025 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon caeruleopunctata Last, White & Serét, 2016 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blue spotted stingrayNeotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon ningalooensis Last, White & Puckridge, 2010 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon orientalis Last, White & Serét, 2016 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neotrygon picta Last & White, 2008 | DasyatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Last, P. R., White, W. T., & Seret, B. (2016). Taxonomic status of maskrays of the Neotrygon kuhlii species complex (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the description of three new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa, 4083. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4083.4.5 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:46W2Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.