spiny butterfly ray
Scientific name | Gymnura altavela |
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Descriptor | Linnaeus |
Year of description | 1758 |
IUCN category | EN |
Family | Gymnuridae |
Genus | Gymnura |
Introduction
Gymnura altavela, commonly known as spiny butterfly ray, is a brackish water and salt water fish.
Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size200 cm
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Maximum size400 cm
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Longevity18 year
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Mimicrysand
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Patterncircle pattern
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Average size200 cm
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Maximum size400 cm
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Longevity18 year
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Mimicrysand
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Patterncircle pattern
How to recognize the spiny butterfly ray ?
The spiny butterfly ray measures between 200 and 400 cm. This fish is bicolore with a predominantly marron and gris body. The also has beige circle pattern.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilitysolitary
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
The spiny butterfly ray is a fish solitary naturally found on the bottom. This species is carnivorous .
Although the spiny butterfly ray is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature15 - 28 °C
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Depth5 - 100 m
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EnvironmentFree benthic
Biotope presentation
The spiny butterfly ray is most often found at a depth between 5m and 100m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
Species of the same biotope
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Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Translation
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Bibliographic references
Nouvelle description de Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pisces, Rajiformes, Gymnuridae). - Christian CAPAPE - Bulletin de l'Institut National Scientifique et Technique d'Océanographie et de Pêche de Salammbo - 1981.
Age and growth assessment of western North Atlantic spiny butterfly ray Gymnura altavela (L. 1758) using computed tomography of vertebral centra - K.T. Parsons - Environmental Biology of Fishes - 2017.
Captive husbandry and bioenergetics of the spiny butterfly ray,Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus) - Alan Henningsen - Bulletin de l'Institut National Scientifique et Technique d'Océanographie et de Pêche de Salammbo - 1996.