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The spiny butterfly ray or giant butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) is a species of butterfly ray, family Gymnuridae, native to the shallow coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. A large ray that can measure over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) across, it may be distinguished from the sympatric smooth butterfly ray ( G. micrura ) by the spine at the base of its ...
Gymnura altavela: Spiny butterfly ray: decreasing Vulnerable [95] [96] Stingray: Gymnura zonura: Zonetail butterfly ray: decreasing Vulnerable [97] [98] Electric ray: Heteronarce garmani: Natal electric ray: unknown Vulnerable [99] [100] Stingray: Himantura gerrardi: Whitespotted whipray: unknown Vulnerable [101] [102] freshwater Stingray ...
Spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) Zonetail butterfly ray (Gymnura zonura) Natal electric ray (Heteronarce garmani) Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) Giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) Lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei) Box ray (Mobula tarapacana) Japanese sleeper ray (Narke japonica) Fanray (Platyrhina sinensis)
The butterfly rays are the rays forming the genus Gymnura and the family Gymnuridae. They are found in warm oceans worldwide, and occasionally in estuaries . The body of butterfly rays is flattened and surrounded by an extremely broad disc formed by the pectoral fins , which merge in front of the head.
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Genus Gymnura: Butterfly rays Gymnura afuerae (Peruvian butterfly ray) Gymnura altavela (Spiny butterfly ray) Gymnura australis (Australian butterfly ray) Gymnura bimaculata (Twin-spot butterfly ray) Gymnura crebripunctata (Longspout butterfly ray) Gymnura crooki; Gymnura hirrundo (Madeira butterfly ray) Gymnura japonica (Japanese butterfly ray)
Aleksandrov, A. I., 1927: Anchois de la mer d'Azoff et de la mer Noire, leurs origine et indications taxonomiques. Reports of the Scientific Station of Fisheries in Kertch v. 1 (2–3): 37–99.
Common name Scientific name Image Native Non-native Fresh water Salt water Notes African jewelfish: Hemichromis bimaculatus: African pompano: Alectis ciliaris