Gymnura japonica

Gymnura japonica
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Gymnuridae
Genus:	Gymnura
Species:	G. japonica
Binomial name
Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Synonyms
Gymnura bimaculata(Norman, 1925)

Gymnura japonica, the Japanese butterfly ray , is a species of ray in the family Gymnuridae. It is found from Japan to Cambodia.

References

• Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The Fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p.
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnura japonica". FishBase . July 2016 version.

1. Rigby, C.L.; Walls, R.H.L.; Derrick, D.; Dyldin, Y.V.; Herman, K.; Ishihara, H.; Jeong, C.-H.; Semba, Y.; Tanaka, S.; Volvenko, I.V.; Yamaguchi, A. (2021). "Gymnura japonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T161630A124518082. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161630A124518082.en . Retrieved 13 March 2025.