description Zonetail Butterfly Ray Overview
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 marked by alternating dark and light bands, usually with six to ten dark bands.
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Where does the zonetail butterfly ray live?
The zonetail butterfly ray lives in warm coastal and estuarine waters across the Indo-Pacific. Its range extends from the Indian Ocean through Southeast Asia to the western Pacific.
What family does the zonetail butterfly ray belong to?
It belongs to the family Gymnuridae. Like other butterfly rays, it has a flattened body and a broad disc.
What does a zonetail butterfly ray look like?
It has a broad, flattened disc with a brown upper surface marked by pale spots. The body shape is adapted to life close to the seafloor.
Is the zonetail butterfly ray a shark?
No. It is a ray, a flattened cartilaginous fish in the family Gymnuridae. Rays and sharks are both cartilaginous fishes, but the zonetail butterfly ray has a broad disc-shaped body.
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