The Ningaloo maskray (Neotrygon ningalooensis) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found along the northwestern coast of Australia.
Inhabiting inshore waters less than 5 m (16 ft) deep, the bottom-dwelling Ningaloo maskray has highly specific habitat preferences.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed this species as Data Deficient due to lack of information.
Whether they represent separate species is ambiguous, as rays from the two locations do not differ physically or in known nuclear DNA markers.
[2] The Ningaloo maskray has a diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc about 1.1 times wider than long, with straight to slightly convex leading margins and rounded outer corners.
Between the slender nostrils is a curtain-shaped flap of skin with a deeply fringed rear margin that is divided into two lobes.
[1] This bottom-dwelling species appears to have very restricted habitat preferences: it inhabits areas of fine reddish sand close to reefs, in inshore waters less than 5 m (16 ft) deep.
This species is protected to some extent as its range includes the World Heritage Sites of Ningaloo Reef and Shark Bay.