Family Rhinopteridae - Cownose rays
  Order
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Rhinopteridae
  Class
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Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 1 | Species : 7 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
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Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
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Distribution: circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas. Habitat: benthopelagic on continental shelves and near offshore islands, as well as in bays and estuaries. Morphology: Medium to large-sized rays (adult 90 cm to 1.7 m DW); disc broad and rhomboidal, ‘wing’like’, much wider than long; head distinct and narrow, protruding forward anteriorly well beyond eye level; snout strongly indented anterioryly with 2 large, fleshy cephalic-fin lobes in front of a fringed nasal curtain; trunk broad, depressed and thick; eyes and spiracles positioned laterally on head; mouth located ventrally and almost as broad as head, with plate-like teeth usually in 7 (rarely 5 ot 6) or more rows in each jaw; pectoral fins originate below spiracles; tail filamentous distally and without a caudal fin, normally longer than the disc (although undamaged tail length varies among species); small dorsal fin followed by one or more short serrated spines located near tail base; skin smooth or finely granular, no thorns nor enlarged denticles; the species under this family are so morphologically similar that it is difficult to distinguish one from another (Ref. 114953). Diet: opportunistic generalist feeders able to use suction to ingest small prey or crush hard-bodied shellfishes using their strong tooth plates. Reproduction: Viviparous but no placental connection between mother and young; most species produce a single young per pregnancy. Uses: Often occur in large aggregations that they tend to be caught in batches and appear irregularly in fish market. Caught as bycatch in tropical net fisheries and in some areas are used for human consumption. Survive well in captivity and considered as prized exhibiles in many large aquaria and oceanaria.
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Species/Synonymy list for the family Rhinopteridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Rhinoptera marginata (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)
acceptedseniornew
Myliobatis marginata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinoptera peli Bleeker, 1863
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815)
acceptedseniornew
Raja bonasus Mitchill, 1815
synonymseniororiginal
Raja quadriloba Lesueur, 1817
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Rhinoptera quadriloba (Lesueur, 1817)
ambiguousquestionablenew
Rhinoptera lalandii Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymjuniororiginal
Rhinoptera affinis Bleeker, 1863
synonymjuniororiginal
Rhinoptera javanica (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinoptera javanica Müller & Henle, 1841
acceptedseniororiginal
! Rhinopthera javanica Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinoptera adspersa Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymjuniororiginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Rhinoptera steindachneri Evermann & Jenkins, 1891
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinoptera jayakari Boulenger, 1895
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinoptera sewelli Misra, 1947
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Rhinoptera neglecta Ogilby, 1912
acceptedseniororiginal
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