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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Rhinopteridae Cownose rays

Genus: Rhinoptera

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Photo by Schneider, O.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm WD
Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815)

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Rhinoptera bonasus
[Cownose ray]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlanitc
Max. Length 104 cm WD
Rhinoptera brasiliensis Müller, 1836

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Rhinoptera brasiliensis
[Brazilian cownose ray]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 165 cm WD
Rhinoptera javanica Müller & Henle, 1841

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Rhinoptera javanica
[Flapnose ray]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm WD
Rhinoptera jayakari Boulenger, 1895

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Rhinoptera jayakari
[Oman cownose ray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm WD
Rhinoptera marginata (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

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Rhinoptera marginata
[Lusitanian cownose ray]

Photo by Banks, I.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 86 cm WD
Rhinoptera neglecta Ogilby, 1912

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Rhinoptera neglecta
[Australian cownose ray]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 91.6 cm WD
Rhinoptera steindachneri Evermann & Jenkins, 1891

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Rhinoptera steindachneri
[Pacific cownose ray]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rhinoptera bonasus Cownose ray Western Atlantic 120 WD 1815
Rhinoptera brasiliensis Brazilian cownose ray Western Atlanitc 104 WD 1836
Rhinoptera javanica Flapnose ray Indo-West Pacific 165 WD 1841
Rhinoptera jayakari Oman cownose ray Indo-West Pacific 90 WD 1895
Rhinoptera marginata Lusitanian cownose ray Eastern Atlantic 200 WD 1817
Rhinoptera neglecta Australian cownose ray Western Pacific 86 WD 1912
Rhinoptera steindachneri Pacific cownose ray Eastern Pacific 91.6 WD 1891



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