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Gymnura altavela

Schmetterlingsrochen(+16)·(Linnaeus, 1758)

GBIF:155383203

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PROFILE

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Marine

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(6)

European Marine Waters

North West Atlantic

Black Sea

Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone (Canary Islands)(ES)

Greek Exclusive Economic Zone(GR)

Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin(IL)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 11 languages.

Schmetterlingsrochendeuaeroplankësqiatlantinė drugelinė rajalitkazikkuyruk baligiturkazıkkuyruk balığıtur+12 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 11 languages.

Schmetterlingsrochen

deu

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

aeroplankë

sqi

Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

atlantinė drugelinė raja

lit

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

kazikkuyruk baligi

tur

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

kazıkkuyruk balığı

tur

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

mantelina

spa

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

ptaszyca

pol

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

raja flutur therëse

sqi

raya de papel

spa

Source: Nelson, J.S.; Crossman, E.J.; Espinosa-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Williams, J.D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom pp.

raya mariposa

spa

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

spiny butterfly ray

eng

Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

Πλατυσέλαχο

ell

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Атлантический скат-бабочка

rus

Source: A.Boltachev & E. Karpova, IBSS NAS Ukraine

Атлантичний скат-метелик

ukr

Source: A.Boltachev & E. Karpova, IBSS NAS Ukraine

гимнура

rus

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

скат-бабочка

rus

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

אגפית משוישת

heb

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

BiotaAnimaliaChordataVertebrataGnathostomataChondrichthyesElasmobranchiiNeoselachiiBatoideaMyliobatiformesGymnuridaeGymnuraGymnura altavela

DOM

Biota868,823

Animalia624,570

Chordata52,812

SUB

Vertebrata49,207

INF

Gnathostomata49,030

Chondrichthyes1,702

Elasmobranchii1,631

SUB

Neoselachii1,630

INF

Batoidea888

Myliobatiformes331

Gymnuridae17

Gymnura16

Gymnura altavela

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (141 nucleotides; 148 proteins)

NCBI:txid558707

UNKNOWN

NOMENCLATURE

Synonyms(11)

Dasyatis altavela(Linnaeus, 1758)

synonym

Dasyatis canariensis(Valenciennes, 1843)

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Gymmnura altavela(Linnaeus, 1758)

synonym

Pteroplatea altavela(Linnaeus, 1758)

synonym

Pteroplatea binotataLunel, 1879

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CITATIONS

References(4)

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).

additional source

Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

ecology sourceDOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4

Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston. 1-354.

additional source

van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374

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Geographic Distribution(6)

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External Identifiers(1)

Synonyms(11)

Occurrences with images

References(4)