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Rough cownose ray

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Species of cartilaginous fish

Rough cownose ray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Rhinopteridae
Genus: Rhinoptera
Species: R. adspersa
Binomial name
Rhinoptera adspersa
Müller & Henle, 1841

The rough cownose ray (Rhinoptera adspersa) is a species of eagle ray in the genus Rhinoptera.

Distribution

The species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off India, Malaysia, and the East Indies. The validity of this species is questioned though in Compagno's 1999 checklist.

It is also found off the coast of Ajman, United Arab Emirates, as mentioned in a picture of this species in Ajman Museum (which is located in the Emirate of Ajman) as follows: (غُرابي, Rhinopetra adspersa, eagle ray).

Description

Its maximum length is 99 cm (39 in).

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinoptera adspersa". FishBase. October 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Rhinoptera adspersa


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