Higher classification Rhinoptera | Phylum Chordata Family Myliobatidae Scientific name Rhinoptera javanica Rank Species | |
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Similar Rhinoptera, Batoids, Stingrays, Aetomylaeus, Banded eagle ray | ||
The flapnose ray or Javanese cownose ray (Rhinoptera javanica) is a species of fish in the Rhinopteridae family. It is found in the Indo-Pacific off China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Pakistan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons.
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