California butterfly ray
| California butterfly ray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Gymnuridae |
| Genus: | Gymnura |
| Species: | G. marmorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnura marmorata (J. G. Cooper, 1864) | |
The California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata) is a species of ray in the family Gymnuridae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and the United States. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.
Source
- Smith, W.D. & Bizzarro, J.J. 2005. Gymnura marmorata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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