Author: (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
FBname: Japanese butterflyray
Comments: Inhabits sandy or muddy bottom in shallow waters (Ref. 11230).  Feeds on benthic animals.  Spines covered with skin with poisonous glands.  Ovoviviparous.  Used as 'kamaboko' material (Ref. 637). Caught often by demersal trawl, trammel and gillnet fisheries, and occasionally using tangle nets.Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its typically small size (Ref.58048).