Delta is slightly smaller, with a 1.20 m wingspan and 2 m length, and weighs 60 kg.

Identity card
Blotched Fantail Ray
- Scientific name:
- Taeniura meyeni
- Family:
- Dasyatidae
- Class:
- Chondrichthyes
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Müller & Henle, 1841
- IUCN Status:
- Vulnerable
- CITES-status:
Not Evaluated
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Distribution:
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Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Western Pacific Ocean.
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Habitat:
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Between 1 - 500 m, but more commonly between a depth of 20 and 60 m.
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Size:
3.30 m for up to 150 kg.
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Diet:
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Benthic fish, bivalves, crabs and shrimps.