Best Gymnuridae
The spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) is a large, benthic cartilaginous fish found in coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is characterized by an extremely broad, diamond-shaped body disc that can reach widths of over two meters, along with a short tail equ...
The Australian butterfly ray is a marine ray of the family Gymnuridae found in coastal waters around Australia. Its body is adapted for life near the seabed, with broad, diamond-shaped pectoral fins that give the animal the flattened butterfly-like outline reflected in its common name. The species w...
The smooth butterfly ray is a benthic marine fish found primarily in the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging from the coastal waters of Maryland down to Brazil. Scientifically known as Gymnura micrura, it is easily distinguished by its broad, diamond-shaped body and the complete absence of a tail spine,...
The California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata) is a species of cartilaginous fish endemic to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its range extends from Point Conception, California, southward through the Gulf of California and along the coast of Mexico. It is a bottom-dwelling marine ray characterized by i...
A butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica) inhabiting shallow coastal waters of the western Pacific, particularly around Japan, Korea, and China.
The zonetail butterfly ray is an Indo-Pacific species of flattened ray in the family Gymnuridae. It lives in warm coastal and estuarine waters from the Indian Ocean through Southeast Asia and the western Pacific. The ray has a broad disc, a brown upper surface with pale spots, and a slender tail mar...
