Record #:

28400

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.; Purifoy, Joseph; Safrit, Glenn

Abstract:

Butterfly rays (Family Gymnuridae) are flattened benthic species that frequent ocean bottoms and enter estuaries and rivers. Butterfly rays infrequently occur in the western Atlantic Ocean, but were observed in Onslow Bay, North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 127 Issue 4, Winter 2011, p275-276, bibl

Subject(s):

Stingrays--Research--Onslow Bay