Taeniura lymma

Taeniura lymma, commonly known as the Ribbontail stingray, is a small (they usually get a disc of around 30-35 cm) tropical stingray. These fish are greenish brown (lighter towards the outside of the disc) with electric blue spots which get smaller toward the edges of the disc. Along the tail run two blue stripes ending in a mostly blue tail and a venomous spine further towards the back compared to most other stingrays. A beautiful, but hard to keep fish!

They live around coral reefs and migrates in groups into shallow sandy bays. They feed mainly on molluscs, shrimps and crabs. They can best be fed with enriched frozen and live meaty foods like all kinds of shrimp, crab, squid, mussel and the occasional fish.