Bluespotted Stingray
(Dasyatis kuhlii)

Other common names:
Kuhl's Stingray.

Identification:
Angular disc without thorns, and a head with short snout.
Grey to sand coloured back with blue spots, and a white belly.
Long tail with black and white rings, and one sting.
Short upper and long lower finfold on the tail.

Temperature range:
21 - 30 Celsius (70 - 86 Fahrenheit).

Typical location:
On deep sandy bottoms near reefs.
Moves to reef flats and shallow lagoons during high tide.

Fishing methods:
Bottom fishing with live or dead crab and shrimp.

Fighting characteristics:
A delicate strike followed by a series of runs along the bottom.
These runs are often separated by short periods of time,
where the ray will burry itself under the sand on the bottom.

Thai Fishing Guide's recommended hot spots for catching Bluespotted Stingray: