Rhinoptera
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| Rhinoptera steindachneri | |
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| Family: | Rhinopteridae D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
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| Genus: | Rhinoptera van Hasselt, 1824
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| Myliobatis marginata Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817
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Rhinoptera is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays.[2] This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae.
Species
There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:
- Rhinoptera adspersa J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Rough cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815) (Cownose ray)
- Rhinoptera brasiliensis J. P. Müller, 1836 (Brazilian 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, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rhinoptera". FishBase. April 2015 version.
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