Smooth butterfly ray (Gymnura micrura)

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Subject:	Smooth butterfly ray (Gymnura micrura)
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Gymnura micrura syn. Pteroplatea micrura
Date 1878
Source Francis Day (1878) The Fishes of India. Volume 2.
Author Achilles
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pteroplatea_micrura_Achilles_194.jpg

The smooth butterfly ray (Gymnura micrura) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Gymnuridae. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons. Its common name is derived from its compressed body, pectoral fins that are wider than their length, and overall diamond shape.

Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Gymnuridae
Genus: Gymnura
Species: Gymnura micrura (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)

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