Description
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Reference |
IB2929 |
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Category |
Sharks and Rays |
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Family Name |
Butterfly Rays - GYMNURIDAE |
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Common Name |
Australian Butterfly Ray, Swimming |
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Scientific Name |
Gymnura australis |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
The Australian Butterfly Ray grows to a width of about 70 cm. Little is known of its biology, but it is known to be a bottom dweller that spends much of its time immobile and covered with a layer of sand. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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