Kingdom Animalia Class Chondrichthyes Family Myliobatidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Myliobatiformes Genus Rhinoptera | |
Similar Brazilian cownose ray, Flapnose ray, Mottled eagle ray, Aetomylaeus, Ornate eagle ray | ||
The rough cownose ray (Rhinoptera adspersa) is a species of eagle ray in the genus Rhinoptera.
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Distribution
The species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off India, Malaysia, and the East Indies. The validity of this species is questioned though in Compagno's 1999 checklist.
It is also found off the coast of Ajman, United Arab Emirates, as mentioned in a picture of this species in Ajman Museum (which is located in the Emirate of Ajman) as follows: (غُرابي, Rhinopetra adspersa, eagle ray).
Description
Its maximum length is 99 cm (39 in).
References
Rough cownose ray Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA