Additional Information
Resource Key
 Profile  Photos  Video  Audio  Interactive
Backwater Butterfly Ray - Gymnura natalensis   
The backwater butterfly ray is also known as the diamond ray.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Smooth Butterfly Ray - Gymnura micrura  
The smooth butterfly ray is found in the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: Florida Museum of Natural History Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: High School
Spiny Butterfly Ray - Gymnura altavela    
In the western Atlantic Ocean, the spiny butterfly ray is found from southern New England to Brazil.
Source: Florida Museum of Natural History Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: High School
Spiny Butterfly Ray - Gymnura altavela
The spiny butterfly ray feeds on fish, squid, and crustaceans.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
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There are 14 species in this family. Butterfly rays have broad, triangular pectoral fins; short, whip-like tails; and no anal fin, dorsal fin, or caudal fin. Some species have a spine on their tails. They are found in the
Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
Least Concern 
Near Threatened 
Endangered 
Critically Endangered 
Extinct in Wild 
Extinct 
Threatened in NH 
Endangered in US
Endangered in NH 
Introduced
Australia/Oceania 
NH Species 
Arctic Ocean 
Pacific Ocean