Reef Lagoon Field Guide

Scientific name: Rhinoptera javanica
Status: Near threatened
Diet: Clams, oysters, other invertebrates
Reproduction: Ovoviviparous—rays produce eggs that remain inside the mother’s body until they hatch, resulting in a live birth

Scientific name: Taeniura lymma
Status: Near threatened
Diet: Mollusks, worms, shrimp, clams
Reproduction: Ovoviviparous

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Scientific name: Himantura uarnak
Status: Vulnerable
Diet: Crabs, shrimps, bivalves, gastropods, worms, jellyfish, bony fishes
Reproduction: Viviparous

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Scientific name: Neotrygon kuhlii
Status: Data deficient
Diet: Shrimp, crabs
Reproduction: Ovoviviparous

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Scientific name: ​Monodactylus argenteus
Status: Not yet assessed
Diet: Plankton and detritus
Reproduction: Broadcast spawners; males and females shed gametes into the water, where fertilization occurs

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Scientific name: Acanthurus triostegus
Status: Least concern
Diet: Benthic algae
Reproduction: Oviparous broadcast spawners; found in large groups (up to several hundred) that exhibit mass spawning behavior

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Scientific name: Chelmon rostratus
Status: Least concern
Diet: Benthic invertebrates, which it finds in rock cervices with its elongated snout
Reproduction: Oviparous

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Scientific name: Trachinotus mookalee
Status: Not yet assessed
Diet: Small fishes and crustaceans
Reproduction: Broadcast spawners​