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.

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.

The potential application of the peptides as functional food ingredients or nutraceuticals has been proposed.