The Izu stingray was described by Kiyonori Nishida and Kazuhiro Nakaya in a 1988 issue of the Japanese Journal of Ichthyology.

Its specific epithet izuensis refers to where the type specimen, a 42 cm (17 in) wide adult male, was caught.

[1] The pectoral fin disc is diamond-shaped, slightly wider than long, with gently convex forward margins and a blunt snout.

A transverse row of 5 papillae (nipple-like structures), with the 2 outermost slimmer than the others, is found on the floor of the mouth.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed this species as Vulnerable, citing its small geographic distribution and susceptibility to being caught unintentionally in bottom trawls and set nets used by Japanese coastal fisheries.