Rough cownose ray
| Rough cownose ray | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| 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.[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
Its maximum length is 99 cm (39 in).[1]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Rhinoptera adspersa" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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