Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Gymnuridae Butterfly rays

Genus: Gymnura

(See list of species below)

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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Béarez, P.

Gymnura afuerae
[]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Gymnura altavela
[Spiny butterfly ray]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Gymnura australis
[Australian butterfly ray]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Gymnura bimaculata
[Twin-spot butterfly ray]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Gymnura crebripunctata
[Longsnout butterfly ray]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific

Gymnura crooki
[]

No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 167 cm WD

Gymnura hirundo
[Madeira butterfly ray]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Gymnura japonica
[Japanese butterflyray]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Gymnura marmorata
[California butterfly ray]

Photo by JAMARC

Gymnura micrura
[Smooth butterfly ray]

Photo by SFSA

Gymnura natalensis
[Butterfly ray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Gymnura poecilura
[Long-tailed butterfly ray]

Photo by FAO

Gymnura tentaculata
[Tentacled butterfly ray]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Gymnura zonura
[Zonetail butterfly ray]

14 Species of Family Gymnuridae with Genus Gymnura
(Butterfly rays)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1946	Gymnura afuerae		Southeast Pacific
1758	Gymnura altavela	Spiny butterfly ray	Western Atlantic	400 WD
1886	Gymnura australis	Australian butterfly ray	Indo-West Pacific	73 WD
1925	Gymnura bimaculata	Twin-spot butterfly ray	Northwest Pacific
1869	Gymnura crebripunctata	Longsnout butterfly ray	Eastern Central Pacific	31 TL
1934	Gymnura crooki		Northwest Pacific
1843	Gymnura hirundo	Madeira butterfly ray	Eastern Central Atlantic	167 WD
1850	Gymnura japonica	Japanese butterflyray	Northwest Pacific	100 TL
1864	Gymnura marmorata	California butterfly ray	Eastern Pacific	100 TL
1801	Gymnura micrura	Smooth butterfly ray	Western Atlantic	137 WD
1911	Gymnura natalensis	Butterfly ray	Southeast Atlantic and We	250 WD
1804	Gymnura poecilura	Long-tailed butterfly ray	Indo-Pacific	250 WD
1841	Gymnura tentaculata	Tentacled butterfly ray	Western Central Pacific
1852	Gymnura zonura	Zonetail butterfly ray	Eastern Indian Ocean and	106 WD

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: MyliobatiformesFamily: Gymnuridae Butterfly raysGenus: Gymnura(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Gymnuridae Butterfly rays

Genus: Gymnura

(See list of species below)