Tentacled butterfly ray

Gymnura tentaculata

Short tentacles sit beside the spiracles

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

Tentacled butterfly ray is a marine fish that inhabits ocean habitats. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Short tentacles sit beside the spiracles.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Gymnuridae
Genus: Gymnura
Maximum length: 25.1 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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