Rough cownose ray
Appearance
Rough cownose ray | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Myliobatiformes |
Family: | Rhinopteridae |
Genus: | Rhinoptera |
Species: | R. adspersa
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Binomial name | |
Rhinoptera adspersa |
The rough cownose ray (Rhinoptera adspersa) is a species of eagle ray in the genus Rhinoptera.
Distribution
[edit]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.[1]
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
[edit]Its maximum length is 99 cm (39 in).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Rhinoptera adspersa" in FishBase. October 2013 version.