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| Facts about The bluespotted ribbontail ray |
- However, they do possess two venomous spines on their tail that can cause a very painful. StingBluespotted stingrays are relatively small with their disk size averaging 12 inches (.3 m) in length.
- Their teeth are designed for crushing prey, such as mollusks, crustaceans. And small fish they will feed in sandy areas near reefs during high tide. Their remaining time is mostly spent sheltering in crevices and under rock ledges. Their mouths and gills are located on their underside.
- When hunting and sediment, they will breathe through the spiracles next to their eyes, instead of using their gillsStingrays possess electroreceptors called ampullae of Lorenzini that enable them to sense the electrical fields of other animals, helping them to hunt prey and find matesBluespotted stingrays are ovoviviparous.
This means that embryos develop inside eggs and remain inside their mother’s body until they are ready for live birthFemales can give birth to litters of up to seven young due to their coloration, these stingrays are commonly collected for the aquarium trade, Unfortunately,
they do not usually live long in captivity they are fished commercially and recreationally, or kidintanaainteresting facts and complete ion aboutand their populations are threatened by reef habitat destruction.