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Named for the striking blue spots that adorn its body, the blue-spotted ribbontail ray is a solitary species that prefers to keep to itself, avoiding confrontation with other marine creatures or humans.The vivid blue spots serve as a natural warning to potential predators, signaling that this ray is not to be disturbed.When threatened, the blue-spotted ribbontail ray uses the venomous barb at the end of its tail as a defense mechanism. A strike from this barb can be highly dangerous, potentially fatal to many species, including humans.
Diet: It forages by digging in the sand, primarily hunting for shrimp, crabs, and other shallow sand-dwelling organisms. Using electroreception, it detects subtle temperature changes and the electrical fields emitted by potential prey. Unlike many ray species, blue-spotted ribbontail ray rarely buries itself completely, although it will sometimes do so to ambush prey or when migrating in large groups to shallow sandy areas.
Size: fairly small ray, not exceeding 35 cm
Distribution: The blue-spotted ribbontail ray is commonly found in tropical waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. It inhabits nearshore environments, typically associated with coral reefs.
