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.

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

References edit

  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.