Ebersole, Jun A.;Cicimurri, David J.;Stringer, Gary L.
Rhinoptera
Sign in to saveRhinoptera is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae.
Species
ウシバナトビエイ属
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderMyliobatiformes
- FamilyMyliobatidae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded97,669
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,519
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Myliobatidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Image
- Rhinoptera steindachneri.jpg
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- Rhinoptera
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- taxon name
- Rhinoptera
- topic's main category
- Category:Rhinoptera
- taxon common name
- Cownose rays and Flapnose rays
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Rhinoptera is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae.
These rays feed on mollusks and various other benthic prey.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhinoptera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.