WoRMS taxon details
Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758)
105856 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105856)
accepted
Species
Dasyatis altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Dasyatis canariensis (Valenciennes, 1843) · unaccepted
Gymmnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Pteroplatea altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Pteroplatea binotata Lunel, 1879 · unaccepted
Pteroplatea canariensis Valenciennes, 1843 · unaccepted
Pteroplatea maclura (Lesueur, 1817) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pteroplatea vaillantii Rochebrune, 1880 · unaccepted
Pteroplatea valenciennii Duméril, 1865 · unaccepted
Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Raja maclura Lesueur, 1817 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA to Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105856 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pteroplatea binotata Lunel, 1879) Lunel, G. (1879). Description d'une nouvelle espèce de trygonide appartenant au genre Pteroplatea, Müller et Henle. <em>Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève.</em> 26(2): 421-426, 1 Pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36242835#page/538/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pteroplatea canariensis Valenciennes, 1843) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Pteroplatea vaillantii Rochebrune, 1880) Rochebrune, A. T. de. (1880). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de poissons propres à la Sénégambie. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série).</em> v. 4: 159-169. [details]
original description (of Pteroplatea valenciennii Duméril, 1865) Duméril, A. H. A. (1865). Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale. Tome Premier. I. Elasmobranches. Plagiostomes et Holocéphales ou Chimères. v. 1: 1-720, Atlas: pp. 1-8, Pls. 1-14. [Pt. 1 = pp. 1-352, Pt. 2 = 353-720.]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2111 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]original description (of Pteroplatea binotata Lunel, 1879) Lunel, G. (1879). Description d'une nouvelle espèce de trygonide appartenant au genre Pteroplatea, Müller et Henle. <em>Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève.</em> 26(2): 421-426, 1 Pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36242835#page/538/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pteroplatea canariensis Valenciennes, 1843) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Pteroplatea vaillantii Rochebrune, 1880) Rochebrune, A. T. de. (1880). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de poissons propres à la Sénégambie. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série).</em> v. 4: 159-169. [details]
original description (of Pteroplatea valenciennii Duméril, 1865) Duméril, A. H. A. (1865). Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale. Tome Premier. I. Elasmobranches. Plagiostomes et Holocéphales ou Chimères. v. 1: 1-720, Atlas: pp. 1-8, Pls. 1-14. [Pt. 1 = pp. 1-352, Pt. 2 = 353-720.]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2111 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA to Brazil [details]Habitat benthic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | raja flutur therëseaeroplankë | [details] |
| English | spiny butterfly ray | [details] |
| German | Schmetterlingsrochen | [details] |
| Hebrew | אגפית משוישת | [details] |
| Lithuanian | atlantinė drugelinė raja | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Πλατυσέλαχο | [details] |
| Polish | ptaszyca | [details] |
| Russian | скат-бабочкагимнураАтлантический скат-бабочка | [details] |
| Spanish | raya mariposaraya de papelmantelina | [details] |
| Turkish | kazıkkuyruk balığıkazikkuyruk baligi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Атлантичний скат-метелик | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (78 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Raja maclura Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea canariensis Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea valenciennii Duméril, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea vaillantii Rochebrune, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea binotata Lunel, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dasyatis canariensis (Valenciennes, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Dasyatis altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnura altavela)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Dasyatis altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Dasyatis canariensis (Valenciennes, 1843))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Raja maclura Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea binotata Lunel, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea canariensis Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea vaillantii Rochebrune, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea valenciennii Duméril, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymmnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (141 nucleotides; 148 proteins)
To GenBank (141 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Dasyatis altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (141 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (141 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Pteroplatea altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnura altavela USNM 410805 photograph dorsal view overheads off)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnura altavela USNM 410805 photograph dorsal view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Raja maclura Lesueur, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea canariensis Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea valenciennii Duméril, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea vaillantii Rochebrune, 1880)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea binotata Lunel, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Dasyatis canariensis (Valenciennes, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Dasyatis altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Pteroplatea altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gymnura altavela)
To FishBase (from synonym Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Dasyatis altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Dasyatis canariensis (Valenciennes, 1843))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Raja maclura Lesueur, 1817)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea binotata Lunel, 1879)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea canariensis Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea vaillantii Rochebrune, 1880)
To FishBase (from synonym Pteroplatea valenciennii Duméril, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymmnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (141 nucleotides; 148 proteins)
To GenBank (141 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Dasyatis altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (141 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Raja altavela Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (141 nucleotides; 148 proteins) (from synonym Pteroplatea altavela (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnura altavela USNM 410805 photograph dorsal view overheads off)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Gymnura altavela USNM 410805 photograph dorsal view)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
