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smooth butterfly ray (Gymnura micrura)
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smooth butterfly ray (Gymnura micrura) specimen
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Gymnuridae

smooth butterfly ray

Gymnura micrura

Broad wings enter hypersaline lagoons

  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • South America
  • Other
  • Large

smooth butterfly ray is known around Southwestern Atlantic as a fish; The largest recorded length is 137 cm, and it is listed as near threatened.

Genus
Gymnura
Maximum length
137 cm
Body shape
other
Distribution
Southwestern Atlantic: Venezuela, including Trinidad and Tobago, to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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