
Tentacled butterfly ray Tentacled butterfly-ray
Family : Gymnuridae (Butterfly rays)
Order : Rajiformes (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Tentacled butterfly ray
Fish Name : Aetoplatea tentaculata
Max size :
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec assumed to be
Distribution : Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449)
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : McEachran, John
Main Ref : Compagno, L.J.V.. 1999. (Ref. 35766)
India country information
Common Names : Tentacled butterfly-ray
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses
