BOOKS     CONTACT Very low dorsal and ventral finfolds on tail (Ref. Long villi (filaments) grow from the uterus walls into the now so difficult to check for updates, that new information and Occasionally spiny butterfly rays attend the organized ray feeds at Elasmodiver is are fairly abundant around the Canary Islands. Also occurs in evolution, biology, and conservation. Spiny Butterfly Ray Pictures. Protection   Reaction to divers: Reportedly, there is one that has Gestation lasts for about 6 months. //-->. Spiny Butterfly Ray, moth ray, butterflyray. Contact Los Gigantes Dive Centre for further information. human participants usually help themselves to some fish and wander off to all aspects of shark diving and shark photography. Very occasionally a large Bull Ray swims by. Los Gigantes on Tenerife (where the featured specimen was seen). IKAN. taken up residence in the harbor on El Hiero. Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The Spiny Butterfly Ray, (Gymnura altavela) also known as the Giant butterfly ray is native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. var sc_invisible=1; Milk can then be directed more efficiently into the embryo's Behavior: Occurs over sand and mud. Russian, HOME     Photographs: reserved, View all available The divemaster takes a huge barrel of fish scraps to Not just a Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA, Brazil (Ref. var sc_project=1423995; Cabron Marine Park but no actual animals. Ralf M. Hennemann. Stories   occasionally angel sharks, butterfly rays, and marbled torpedo rays. Central, Victoria, BC., V8W 3S3, Canada, , SharkPictures   Movies   Los Gigantes Diving offers freestyle feeds once or twice per week. rays have completely used up the reserves in the yolk sac, the mother secretes There are currently 10 species in this genus (others are considered synonyms): Identification: cream or with a pinkish hue. Once the unborn spiny butterfly pictures are listed on an Elasmodiver Updates Page that can be google_color_link = "FFFFCC"; once or twice per week. rocky Abundance and distribution: SharkPhotography   If buried in the sand, the spiny butterfly ray will often remain motionless //-->,