Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae Eagle and manta rays
Subfamily: Rhinopterinae
Genus: Rhinoptera

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Rhinoptera adspersa
[Rough cownose ray]

Photo by Schneider, O.

Rhinoptera bonasus
[Cownose ray]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Rhinoptera brasiliensis
[Brazilian cownose ray]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Rhinoptera javanica
[Flapnose ray]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Rhinoptera jayakari
[Oman cownose ray]

Photo by FAO

Rhinoptera marginata
[Lusitanian cownose ray]

Photo by Banks, I.

Rhinoptera neglecta
[Australian cownose ray]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Rhinoptera steindachneri
[Pacific cownose ray]

8 Species of Family Myliobatidae with Genus Rhinoptera
(Eagle and manta rays)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1841	Rhinoptera adspersa	Rough cownose ray	Indo-West Pacific	99 TL
1815	Rhinoptera bonasus	Cownose ray	Eastern Atlantic	213.3 WD
1836	Rhinoptera brasiliensis	Brazilian cownose ray	Southwest Atlantic. Vali
1841	Rhinoptera javanica	Flapnose ray	Indo-West Pacific	150 WD
1895	Rhinoptera jayakari	Oman cownose ray	Western Indian Ocean
1817	Rhinoptera marginata	Lusitanian cownose ray	Eastern Atlantic	200 WD
1912	Rhinoptera neglecta	Australian cownose ray	Western Pacific	86 WD
1891	Rhinoptera steindachneri	Pacific cownose ray	Eastern Pacific	90 WD

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: MyliobatiformesFamily: Myliobatidae Eagle and manta raysSubfamily: RhinopterinaeGenus: Rhinoptera(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae Eagle and manta rays
Subfamily: Rhinopterinae
Genus: Rhinoptera

(See list of species below)