Mantelina, butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela). It is a kind of nocturnal habit, during the day it rests on the sandy bottom. It is classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN. Tenerife, fish from the Canary Islands.

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Shooting date : 2024-03-15

Keywords

Species / Species particularity / Fishes particularity / Saltwater fish

Area / Marine area / Sea bottom / Sedimentary bottom

Animal / Wild animal / Chordate / Vertebrate / Fish (animal) / Cartilaginous fish / Elasmobranchii / Ray / Spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela)

World sea and ocean / Atlantic Ocean / North Atlantic Ocean / Macaronesia

March (month)

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Low Risk (IUCN) LR / Least Concern (IUCN) LC

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Vulnerable (IUCN) VU

Shot / Top view

Area / Marine area / Sea / Temperate sea

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Europe / European Union / Spain / Canary Islands archipelago / Tenerife

Ambiance / Night

Shot / Underwater shot

Shot / Overview

Shot / Profile shot

Motion / Locomotion / Swim

Enumeration / Alone

Species / Relation between species / Predation / Predator

Enumeration / Nobody

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Gnathostomata / Chondrichthyes / Elasmobranchii / Euselachii / Batoidea / Myliobatiformes / Gymnuridae / Gymnura

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