swap_horiz Spiny Butterfly Ray Alternatives

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Reef Manta Ray

The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) is a large manta species reaching disc widths of approximately 3 to 5 meters, smalle...

Coastal Large Vulnerable Filter Feeder

9.3 Excellent

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Ocellated eagle ray

The ocellated eagle ray is a cartilaginous fish in the eagle ray family Myliobatidae, scientifically known as Aetobatus...

Coastal Indo Pacific Benthic Myliobatidae

8.7 Great

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Southern Stingray

The southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) is a large stingray native to the western Atlantic and Caribbean, widely know...

Coastal Caribbean Venomous Benthic

8.6 Great

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Bowmouth Guitarfish

The bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma) is a large species of ray found in the coastal tropical waters of the Indo-P...

Coastal Large Indo Pacific Guitarfish

8.5 Great

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Short-tail Stingray

The short-tail stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata) is the world's largest stingray by mass, native to the southern ocean...

Coastal Large Venomous Southern Hemisphere

8.4 Great

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Flapper skate

The flapper skate, Dipturus intermedius, is a large cartilaginous fish in the skate family Rajidae. It occurs in the Nor...

Skate Large Critically Endangered Eastern Atlantic

8.3 Great

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Bat Ray

The bat ray (Myliobatis californica) is a Pacific eagle ray endemic to the eastern Pacific coast from Oregon to the Gulf...

Coastal Benthic East Pacific Myliobatidae

8.1 Great

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Giant Guitarfish

The giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) is a large ray species native to coastal waters across the Indo-Pacific r...

Coastal Large Indo Pacific Guitarfish

8.1 Great

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Big Skate

The big skate (Beringraja binoculata) is the largest species of skate found in North American waters, capable of reachin...

Coastal Skate Large Northeast Pacific

8.0 Great

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Shovelnose Guitarfish

The shovelnose guitarfish, Pseudobatos productus, is a cartilaginous fish related to rays and sharks. It inhabits coasta...

Coastal Marine Pacific Benthic

8.0 Great

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Violet Stingray

The Violet Stingray (Dasyatis violacea) is a species of marine stingray recognized by the distinct violet or purplish co...

Coastal Venomous Benthic Eastern Atlantic

7.8 Good

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Common Stingray

The common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) is a widely distributed European and Mediterranean stingray, one of the most fr...

Coastal Venomous Benthic Eastern Atlantic

7.2 Good

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Smooth Butterfly Ray

The smooth butterfly ray is a benthic marine fish found primarily in the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the coasta...

Coastal Flat Atlantic Benthic

7.2 Good

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California Butterfly Ray

The California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata) is a species of cartilaginous fish endemic to the eastern Pacific Ocean...

Coastal Flat Benthic East Pacific

7.1 Good

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Blonde Ray

The blonde ray (Raja brachyura) is a large skate species in the family Rajidae found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean...

Coastal Skate Benthic Eastern Atlantic

7.1 Good

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Japanese Butterfly Ray

A butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica) inhabiting shallow coastal waters of the western Pacific, particularly around Japan,...

Coastal Flat Western Pacific Benthic

6.8 Fair

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Smalleyed Ray

The smalleyed ray (Raja microocellata) is a species of skate native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, particularly in...

Coastal Skate Benthic Eastern Atlantic

6.8 Fair

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Zonetail Butterfly Ray

The zonetail butterfly ray is an Indo-Pacific species of flattened ray in the family Gymnuridae. It lives in warm coasta...

Coastal Flat Indo Pacific Benthic

6.7 Fair

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Sailfin Roughshark

The sailfin roughshark is the deep-water dogfish shark Oxynotus paradoxus, a member of the family Oxynotidae. It occurs...

Coastal Benthic Eastern Atlantic Squatinidae

6.7 Fair

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Sandy Ray

The sandy ray, Leucoraja circularis, is a skate in the family Rajidae that lives on the seabed of the northeastern Atlan...

Coastal Skate Benthic Eastern Atlantic

6.6 Fair