Gymnura crebripunctata
Gymnura crebripunctata (Peters, 1869)
Longsnout butterfly ray
Gymnura crebripunctata
photo by Robertson, R.


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Family:  Gymnuridae (Butterfly rays)
Max. size:  31 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: from Gulf of California to Peru (Ref. 130539).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  In coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, but occasionally also in greater depths. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 08 February 2019 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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