Lessa's Butterfly Ray
Gymnura lessae
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Sharks and rays
Gymnura lessae, or Lessa's butterfly ray, is a cartilaginous fish (batoid) species of butterfly ray (Gymnura). Native to the coastlines stretching from Massachusetts, US to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. It is named after Rosângela Lessa, a prominent figure in shark and ray conservation.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Myliobatiformes
- Family
- Gymnuridae
- Genus
- Gymnura