Australian Bluespotted Maskray
Neotrygon australiae
Neotrygon australiae, the Australian bluespotted maskray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. This species is often caught by local trawlers and might be retained for local delicacy in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Bluespotted Maskray sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Australian Bluespotted Maskray are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Australian Bluespotted Maskray in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Bluespotted Maskray sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Australian Bluespotted Maskray in Ningaloo Marine Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Australian Bluespotted Maskray in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.