Butterfly Rays - Family: Gymnuridae
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Australian Butterfly Ray - Gymnura australis
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)
> Subclass: Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
> Infraclass: Batoidea (Rays)
> Order: Myliobatiformes (Stingrays)
> Family: Gymnuridae (Butterfly Rays)
> Genus: Gymnura
> Species: G. australis - Australian Butterfly Ray
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