---
title: "Japanese Butterfly Ray"
description: "Gymnura japonica — Pesci. Gymnura japonica, the Japanese butterfly ray, is a species of ray in the family Gymnuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/japanese-butterfly-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Japanese Butterfly Ray

> Gymnura japonica — Pesci. Gymnura japonica, the Japanese butterfly ray, is a species of ray in the family Gymnuridae.

- Scientific name: *Gymnura japonica*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 43
- Wikidata: [Q5017202](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5017202)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101908](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101908)

## Names

- en: Japanese Butterfly Ray
- de: Japanischer Schmetterlingsrochen

## Countries with the most observations

HK (20), JP (6), CN (4)

## Summary

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

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

## Photo

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

Photo: (Temminck and Schlegel) · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gymnura_japonica.jpeg

## Machine access

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