Scientific Name
Taeniurops meyeni
Taeniurops meyeni邁氏擬條尾魟
by: ©Nan-Zuo Lin
Author (Müller & Henle, 1841) Depth 1 - 500M
Chinese 邁氏擬條尾魟 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 魟科 Economic Fish No 
Family F055 Dasyatidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 邁氏擬條尾魟 
Max Length 330 cmTL  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 魴仔、烏魴(澎湖)、牛屎魴(澎湖) 
Distribution in World India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan East、South、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS. 
Habitats Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Coral&Sand  Holotype Locality Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean 
Synonyms  
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Last, P.R. etc. 1994 
Specimen List ASIZP0058016. ASIZP0060658. ASIZP0073515. ASIZP0806064. ASIZP0916064.  
Common Name Round ribbontail ray; Speckled stingray; Blotched fantail ray; Black-blotched stingray; Black spotted ray; Giant reef gray; Fantail stingray 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Disc rhomboid, broader than long. Snout pointed, 1.3 times of interspiracle space. mouth straight, its breadth half of interspicacle, with five papillae, spiracles large, close behind eye. Eyes small, 1.7 in spiracles. Skin smooth, with small tubercles on the front of snout, around the orbital and the front of spiracles. A vertebral series of tubercles appears on the back and tail. Tail as long as disc, with a low deep above near end. Gray above.
habitats Occurs in a wide range of habitats, from shallow lagoons to outer reef slopes. Feeds on bottom fish, bivalves, crabs and shrimp. Ovoviviparous. Found singly or in aggregates and usually with jacks and cobia swimming near them. Not normally aggressive, 
Distribution Mauritiusm Ceylon, Taiwan. (Teng) 
Utility