The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) does not yet have enough information to assess the Kai stingaree beyond Data Deficient.

[2] British zoologist Albert Günther wrote a brief description of the new species and published it in 1880, as part of the scientific reports that followed the Challenger expedition.

[1] The pectoral fin disc of the Kai stingaree is diamond-shaped and much wider than long, with narrowly rounded outer corners.

The tail is slightly shorter than the disc, bearing a skin fold running along either side and a leaf-shaped caudal fin at the end.

Indonesian trawl fisheries do not presently operate below a depth of 200 m (660 ft), though this is anticipated to change in the future, at which time this species may be threatened.