Gymnura
crebripunctata
(Peters, 1869)
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Family:
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Gymnuridae
(Butterfly rays)
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Order:
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Rajiformes
(skates and rays)
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Class:
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
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In this site name:
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Longsnout butterfly ray |
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Max. size:
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31.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9255) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec assumed to be <10) |
Distribution:
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Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California and Panama.
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Biology: |
In coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, but occasionally also in greater depths. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
McEachran, John
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