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Gymnura marmorata (Cooper, 1864)

California butterfly ray
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Mexico country information

Common names: Raya mariposa, Raya mariposa californiana, Raya mariposa de California
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from several localities in Baja California Sur (Ref. 37955). Of little importance as a food fish (Ref. 37955). Also Ref. 1468, 9255.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De la Cruz Agüero, J., M. Arellano Martínez, V.M. Cota Gómez and G. de la Cruz-Agüero, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

sub class Elasmobranchii (ฉลามและกระเบน) (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Gymnuridae (Butterfly rays)
Etymology: Gymnura: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range นิเวศวิทยา

เกี่ยวกับทะเล,น้ำเค็ม สัตว์น้ำหน้าดิน; ระดับความลึก 1 - 94 m (Ref. 96339).   Subtropical; 44°N -

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Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Peru.

ขนาด / น้ำหนัก / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL เพศผู้/กระเทย; (Ref. 9255); common length : 95.0 cm WD เพศผู้/กระเทย; (Ref. 1468)

ชีววิทยา     ภาคผนวก (เช่น epibenthic)

Inhabits warm-temperate to tropical shallow bays and beaches (Ref. 2850). Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 37955). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Has a small venom apparatus which has limited use as a defense organ (Ref. 37955). Maximum length reported to reach 150 cm (Ref. 37955).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | การสืบพันธุ์ | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | ตัวอ่อน

Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | อ้างอิง | ผู้ประสานงาน : McEachran, John | ผู้ร่วมมือ

Compagno, L.J.V., 1999. Checklist of living elasmobranchs. p. 471-498. In W.C. Hamlett (ed.) Sharks, skates, and rays: the biology of elasmobranch fishes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland. (Ref. 35766)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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