Gymnuridae

Japanese butterflyray

Gymnura japonica

Poison glands hide beneath skin around the tail spine

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Large
• Tropical fish

Japanese butterflyray is a marine fish found around Northwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 100 cm.