Rhinoptera
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| Pacific cownose ray (R. steindachneri) | |
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| Genus: | Rhinoptera van Hasselt, 1824
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| Myliobatis marginata Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817
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Rhinoptera, a genus of eagle rays, family Myliobatidae, commonly known as the cownose rays, contains these species:[2]
- Rhinoptera adspersa J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (rough cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815) (cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera brasiliensis J. P. Müller, 1836 (Brazilian or Ticon cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera javanica J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (flapnose ray)
- Rhinoptera jayakari Boulenger, 1895 (Oman cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera marginata (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (Lusitanian cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera neglecta J. D. Ogilby, 1912 (Australian cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera steindachneri Evermann & O. P. Jenkins, 1891 (Pacific cownose ray)
See also
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: p.560. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
{{cite journal}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rhinoptera". FishBase. February 2011 version.
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