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| Scientific Name | Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Naples, Italy, Mediterranean Sea [original: "in Mari Mediterraneo"]. |
| Synonym(s) | Dasyatis altavela, Dasyatis canariensis, Gymmnura altavela, Pteroplatea altavela, Pteroplatea binotata, Pteroplatea canariensis, Pteroplatea vaillantii, Pteroplatea valenciennii, Raja altavela, Raja maclura |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 4000mm or 157.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA, Brazil to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Ambriz, Angola (including the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and the Madeira and Canary islands). |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 232. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up G. altavela on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up G. altavela on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:9.219.1518.8503 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:00 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 04:50) |