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Spiny butterfly ray

Gymnura altavela

Spiny butterfly ray — Gymnura altavela
  • Saltwater
  • Endangered
Max length
200 cm
Classification
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Myliobatiformes
Family
Gymnuridae
Genus
Gymnura
Distribution
  • Atlantic, Eastern Central
  • Atlantic, Northwest
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Mediterranean and Black Sea

About the spiny butterfly ray

The spiny butterfly ray or giant butterfly ray 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 across, it may be distinguished from the sympatric smooth butterfly ray by the spine at the base of its tail and by a small tentacular structure on the margin of each spiracle. Slow-reproducing and valued for its meat, in recent decades its population has experienced a decline of over 30%, and it has become Critically Endangered in certain parts of its range.

Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

Where the spiny butterfly ray lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

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