Spiny Butterfly Ray - Gymnura altavela
*Information from FAO Species Identification Guide Western Central Atlantic*
Size
Maximum size 208 cm disc width; males mature at about 101 cm disc width; neonates 38 cm to 44 cm disc width at birth.
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Habitat, biology, and fisheries
Benthic in shallow water to 55 m.
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Distribution
Sporadically recorded from Massachusetts to northern Argentina, but not throughout entire area; its presence in Gulf of Mexico is rarely recorded. Also recorded in eastern Atlantic.
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