Lesser Butterfly, Eagle Rays 



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Lesser Butterfly Ray 

 Gymnura micrura (Bloch and Schneider) 



Color: Upper surface of body green, purple, brown, or gray 

 with dots and markings of lighter and darker shades. 

 Lower surface white. 



Distribution: Found regularly in tropical and temperate 

 waters from Brazil to Virginia. A summer straggler north 

 as far as southern New England. 

 Size: Maximum size probably 4 feet wide. 

 General Information: In summer common on sandy bot- 

 toms in Chesapeake Bay. It feeds on shellfish, shrimp, and 

 fish. The young are born from May through August in 

 Chesapeake Bay and are 6-9 inches at birth. 

 Economic Importance: None. 



Eagle Ray 

 Myliobatis freminvillii (LeSueur) 



