It was recently changed from Dasyatis kuhlii in 2008 after morphological and molecular analyses showed that it is part of a distinct genus, Neotrygon.

[7][8] Their coloring is a dark green with blue spots with a light white underbelly, also known as countershading.

Kuhl's maskrays have bright yellow eyes that are positioned to allow them a wide angle of view.

The mouth is located on the ventral side of the body, which promotes the unique foraging technique of stingrays.

[9] Kuhl's maskray feeds on shrimp, small bony fish, mollusks, crabs, and worms.

Because this ray is a shallow-bottom feeder, it has a small variety of marine life on which to prey.

This ray has numerous tiny teeth, with the lower jaw being slightly convex.

[7] At high tide, the blue-spotted stingray moves into the shallow lagoons and reef flats.

[9] The ray is commonly caught in the Java Sea by fishermen trawling and by Danish seine boats in large quantities.

The blue-spotted stingray is the second-most significant species of the shark, ray, and skate families to be fished, contributing to about 700 kg (1,500 lb) per boat in 2006–2007.

The rays' coloration is a warning for the highly venomous barbs, thus few animals attempt to overpower them.

[9] Kuhl's maskray is generally fished for its meat, being either smoked and salted or dried for local markets, but inexpensive due to its small size.