Lessa's Butterfly Ray

Gymnura lessae

Classification

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Gymnuridae

Gymnura lessae, or Lessa's butterfly ray, is a cartilaginous fish (batoid) species of butterfly ray (Gymnura). Native to the coastlines stretching from Massachusetts, US to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. It is named after Rosângela Lessa, a prominent figure in shark and ray conservation.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 168Mexico · 13

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Austin N. Fife, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionGymnura lessae, Wikipedia contributors

Lessa's Butterfly Ray

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