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title: "California Butterfly Ray"
description: "Gymnura marmorata — Poissons. The California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata) is a species of ray in the family Gymnuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/california-butterfly-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# California Butterfly Ray

> Gymnura marmorata — Poissons. The California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata) is a species of ray in the family Gymnuridae.

- Scientific name: *Gymnura marmorata*
- Category: `fish` (Poissons)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 215
- Wikidata: [Q4548412](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4548412)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101909](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101909)

## Names

- en: California Butterfly Ray
- de: Kalifornischer Schmetterlingsrochen
- es: Raya mariposa californiana

## Countries with the most observations

US (185), MX (15)

## Summary

The California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata) is a species of ray in the family Gymnuridae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and the United States. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_butterfly_ray

## Photo

![California Butterfly Ray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/california-butterfly-ray/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ingo Renner · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227947834

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/california-butterfly-ray?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).