Neotrygon orientale
Silhouette: M Kolmann · PhyloPic
In 3 days >90%
Neotrygon orientalis, the Oriental bluespotted maskray, is a type of whiptail stingray found mainly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Taiwan. It has also caused the description of a new diphyllidean species, the Echinobothrium ivanovae species, has been described from N. orientalis.
This species can be distinguished from its closest congener (Neotrygon kuhlii) through several characteristics, such as abruptly angular pectoral apices, dusky ventral tail fold with darker edge, small mouth, pronounced mask-like markings, and covered with moderate-sized blue spots and dark peppery spots. The maximum size for the male specimens is 38 cm disc width (DW).It is often confused with the newly described Neotrygon yakkoei and the Neotrygon khulli complex. The high morphological similarities among the species make species of the Khulli complex hard to identify. Phylogenetically, N. orientalis and N. varidens form a sister clade to the species N. indica, which may have a common ancestor in the Plio-Pleistocene.
This species distribution range encompasses the regions of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi in Indonesia; Sabah and Sarawak in... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tierpark Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | L'Oceanogràfic | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Aquarium of the Pacific | 🇺🇸 United States |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Oriental Bluespotted Maskray sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Oriental Bluespotted Maskray sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Tangkoko Nature Reserve, in our data
Tangkoko Nature Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Oriental Bluespotted Maskray sightings: about 70% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Oriental Bluespotted Maskray is recorded against all the sharks and rays logged in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (36 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
