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spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela)
| Subject: | spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela)
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Date: 2007:07:08 14:50:54
Camera: EX-Z75 (CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD.)
F number: f/3.1
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Focal Length: 630/100
Upload Date: 2017:05:11 17:21:04
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Butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela), 2m under water, 30m from the shore/beach
Date July 2007
Author h.weerman
Location Lanzarote
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butterfly_ray.jpg
The spiny butterfly ray or giant butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) is a species of butterfly ray, family Gymnuridae, native to the shallow coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. A large ray that can measure over 2 m across, it may be distinguished from the sympatric smooth butterfly ray (Gymnura micrura) by the spine at the base of its tail and by a small tentacular structure on the margin of each spiracle.
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Gymnuridae
Genus: Gymnura
Species: Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms:
Pteroplatea binotata Lunel, 1879
Pteroplatea canariensis Valenciennes, 1843
Pteroplatea vaillantii Rochebrune, 1880
Pteroplatea valenciennii Duméril, 1865
Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758
Raja maclura Lesueur, 1817
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Scientific Name: Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Spiny Butterfly Ray, Giant Butterfly Ray; raya de papel [Spanish]
Original combination: Raja altavela |
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