About Gymnura marmorata (Cooper, 1864)
The California butterfly ray, with the scientific name Gymnura marmorata, is a species of ray that belongs to the family Gymnuridae. This species can be found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and the United States. Its natural habitats include shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.