Indian blue spotted maskray

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Recently came upon this species in a lfs and was wondering if anyone knew about this? According to the sources I went through, it was stated that they were first confused for a neotrygon kuhlii and now changed to neotrygon indica which I believe was due to their smaller size.

I was excited to see that they were much smaller with their currently reported maximum width at around 12 inches and their length around 25 to 28 inches, fairly similar to the ribbon tail ray but a little smaller.

I was excited because I was wondering if I could keep it in my 210 with a 60 sump, but also wondering if anyone has any experience on their difficulty

 

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A 210 is too small for any ray. Pictures I can find of N. Indica show rays that look to be at least 18” in width. Seeing as it’s a recently re-described species, there may just not be enough actual data on their max size that may not reflect the reality.

 

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A 210 is too small for any ray. Pictures I can find of N. Indica show rays that look to be at least 18” in width. Seeing as it’s a recently re-described species, there may just not be enough actual data on their max size that may not reflect the reality.

To be fair even an ant would look like a giant if from just a picture, but you are right since it was a recent re-described.

There are multiple sources stating their sizes and apparently all were under 12 inches, I'll likely still keep my eye out for more information.

Thanks for the lookup! I'll keep it in mind!

 

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Recently came upon this species in a lfs and was wondering if anyone knew about this? According to the sources I went through, it was stated that they were first confused for a neotrygon kuhlii and now changed to neotrygon indica which I believe was due to their smaller size.

I was excited to see that they were much smaller with their currently reported maximum width at around 12 inches and their length around 25 to 28 inches, fairly similar to the ribbon tail ray but a little smaller.

I was excited because I was wondering if I could keep it in my 210 with a 60 sump, but also wondering if anyone has any experience on their difficulty

I don’t know a ton about the Neotrygon species however from what I’ve seen from the origin of the Kuhlii, I would probably go and assume they’re both a temperate species - for the Kuhlii, when you look at the science behind the Pacific it makes sense as to why species found around Australia’s GBR (theoretically an entirely warm reef), can be temperate if not cold water species and not warm water lovers (Anampses femininus is a perfect example of this).

I can’t say much on the Indica as I don’t really look much into the Indian Ocean but from what I know about the processes in the Pacific I’d go an assume they’re also occurring in the Indian making some regions cooler water and I’d assume the Indica could be found around those regions.

 

[Cheese Griller]

To be fair even an ant would look like a giant if from just a picture, but you are right since it was a recent re-described.

There are multiple sources stating their sizes and apparently all were under 12 inches, I'll likely still keep my eye out for more information.

Thanks for the lookup! I'll keep it in mind!

I was using other objects in the photo for scale in the photos I was looking at, I’ve attached an example. The soft coral it’s next to looks to be between 3 and 4 inches across. If you measure it and put the same length across the wingspan, you can fit just over five. A conservative estimate of 3 inches puts the wingspan at just over 15 inches.