Butterfly Rays

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Butterfly rays, of the Gymnuridae family, encompass 12 species living worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas.

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Greg Cater

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Butterfly rays, of the Gymnuridae family, encompass 12 species living worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas.

Butterfly Ray - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about the butterfly ray.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_ray
Spiny Butterfly Ray - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about the spiny butterfly ray.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_butterfly_ray
ADW: Butterfly Rays - Gymnuridae
As their name indicates, butterfly rays have extremely wide pectoral fins that resemble butterfly wings. These fins create a disc that is more than 1.5 times as broad as it is long and extends forward to include the head, ending in a blunt, angular, short snout.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gymnuridae/
Gymnura Micrura (Smooth Butterfly Ray)
The IUCN Red list of threatened species information about the smooth butterfly ray.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/60115/0
Gymnura altavela (Spiny Butterfly Ray)
Find population statistics and information about the Spiny Butterfly Ray from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/63153/0
Spiny Butterfly Ray - Gymnura altavela - Elasmodiver
Spiny butterfly ray information and images of Gymnura altavela
http://www.elasmodiver.com/SpinyButterflyRay.htm
Huge Butterfly Ray (71-inch) Caught Surf Fishing! - YouTube
Surfcasting catch of a large Butterfly Ray caught while surf fishing on a Long Island NY beach.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyrRTVQR4kY
Spiny Butterfly Ray - Gymnura Altavela - ARKive
Learn more about the Spiny butterfly ray with amazing Spiny butterfly ray photos and facts.
http://www.arkive.org/spiny-butterfly-ray-/gymnura-altavela/
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Smooth Butterfly Ray
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Smooth Butterfly Ray.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/gymnura-micrura
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Spiny Butterfly Ray
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Spiny Butterfly Ray.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/gymnura-altavela

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Butterfly rays

Smooth butterfly ray (G. micrura)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Clade:	Batomorphi
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Gymnuridae Fowler, 1934
Genus:	Gymnura van Hasselt, 1823
Type species
Gymnura micrura Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Synonyms
Aetoplatea Valenciennes in J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 Dasyatis Gray, 1851 Phanerocephalus Gratzianov, 1906 Pteroplatea J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Butterfly Ray - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about the butterfly ray.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_ray
Spiny Butterfly Ray - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about the spiny butterfly ray.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_butterfly_ray
ADW: Butterfly Rays - Gymnuridae
As their name indicates, butterfly rays have extremely wide pectoral fins that resemble butterfly wings. These fins create a disc that is more than 1.5 times as broad as it is long and extends forward to include the head, ending in a blunt, angular, short snout.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Gymnuridae/
Gymnura Micrura (Smooth Butterfly Ray)
The IUCN Red list of threatened species information about the smooth butterfly ray.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/60115/0
Gymnura altavela (Spiny Butterfly Ray)
Find population statistics and information about the Spiny Butterfly Ray from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/63153/0
Spiny Butterfly Ray - Gymnura altavela - Elasmodiver
Spiny butterfly ray information and images of Gymnura altavela
http://www.elasmodiver.com/SpinyButterflyRay.htm
Huge Butterfly Ray (71-inch) Caught Surf Fishing! - YouTube
Surfcasting catch of a large Butterfly Ray caught while surf fishing on a Long Island NY beach.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyrRTVQR4kY
Spiny Butterfly Ray - Gymnura Altavela - ARKive
Learn more about the Spiny butterfly ray with amazing Spiny butterfly ray photos and facts.
http://www.arkive.org/spiny-butterfly-ray-/gymnura-altavela/
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Smooth Butterfly Ray
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Smooth Butterfly Ray.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/gymnura-micrura
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Spiny Butterfly Ray
Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Spiny Butterfly Ray.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/gymnura-altavela

Butterfly rays

Smooth butterfly ray (G. micrura)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Clade:	Batomorphi
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Gymnuridae Fowler, 1934
Genus:	Gymnura van Hasselt, 1823
Type species
Gymnura micrura Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Synonyms
Aetoplatea Valenciennes in J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 Dasyatis Gray, 1851 Phanerocephalus Gratzianov, 1906 Pteroplatea J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Butterfly rays, of the Gymnuridae family, encompass 12 species living worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas.

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