Backwater butterfly ray
See also: Diamond stingray
| Backwater butterfly ray | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Gymnuridae |
| Genus: | Gymnura |
| Species: | G. natalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnura natalensis (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1911) | |
The backwater butterfly ray, butterfly ray, diamond ray, or short-tailed ray (Gymnura natalensis) is a species of fish in the Gymnuridae family. It is found in Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, possibly Kenya, and possibly Tanzania. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss. The population is unknown but was considered common from 1940s-1960s but further studies are needed.
Sources
- Wintner, S.P. 2005. Gymnura natalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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