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California butterfly ray

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California butterfly ray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

References

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  1. ^ Pollom, R.; Bizzarro, J.J.; Burgos-Vázquez, M.I.; Avalos, C.; Herman, K.; Pérez Jiménez, J.C.; Sosa-Nishizaki, O. (2020). "Gymnura marmorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T14134429A124548901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T14134429A124548901.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.