Longtail Butterfly Ray Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Gymnura poecilura
Family : Gymnuridae
Order : Myliobatiformes
Class : Elasmobranchii
Phylum : Chrodata
Other Name : Butterfly Ray
Habitat : Sea,coastal water,estuaries,soft muddy and sandy bottom
Description : The body color of Longtail Butterfly Ray uniform brown or yellowish-reddish brown with scattered dark brown and light spots above.Underside whitish coloured.Tail long in youngs but shorter in adults.Depressed and flattened trunk.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Himantura marginata
(Black-edged Stingray) -
Brevitrygon imbricata
(Scaly whipray) -
Himantura uarnak
(Reticulate Whipray) -
Gymnura micrura
(Smooth butterfly ray) -
Aetobatus narinari
(Spotted Eagle Ray) -
Aetomylaeus maculatus
(Mottled Eagle Ray) -
Mobula eregoodootenkee
(Longhorned Pygmy Devil Ray) -
Aetomylaeus nichofii
(Banded Eagle Ray) -
Brevitrygon walga
(Scaly whipray)
