''Rhinoptera'' is a

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ray Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (g ...

commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Rhinopteridae.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * '' Rhinoptera adspersa'' J. P. Müller &

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, 1841 (Rough cownose ray) * '' Rhinoptera bonasus'' ( Mitchill, 1815) (Cownose ray) * '' Rhinoptera brasiliensis'' J. P. Müller, 1836 (Brazilian cownose ray) * ''

Rhinoptera javanica ''Rhinoptera'' is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae. Species There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * '' Rhinoptera adspersa'' J. P. M� ...

'' J. P. Müller &

, 1841 (Flapnose ray) * ''

Rhinoptera jayakari ''Rhinoptera'' is a genus of Batoidea, ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family (biology), family Rhinopteridae. Species There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * ''Rhin ...

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, 1895 (Oman cownose ray) * ''

Rhinoptera marginata The Lusitanian cownose ray (''Rhinoptera marginata'') is a species of eagle ray found along the western coast of Africa and Mediterranean Sea. It is apparently very rare in the Mediterranean Sea, but is common in shallow waters off the western Afr ...

'' ( É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (Lusitanian cownose ray) * '' Rhinoptera neglecta'' J. D. Ogilby, 1912 (Australian cownose ray) * ''

Rhinoptera steindachneri The golden cownose ray or Pacific cownose ray (''Rhinoptera steindachneri'') is a species of eagle ray, family Myliobatidae. It is found in the East Pacific along the coast of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexi ...

'' Evermann & O. P. Jenkins, 1891 (Pacific cownose ray) There are several other

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

species that only are known from

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remains: * †''

Rhinoptera prisca ''Rhinoptera'' is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae. Species There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * '' Rhinoptera adspersa'' J. P. M� ...

'' Woodward, 1907 * †''

Rhinoptera rasilis ''Rhinoptera'' is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae. Species There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * '' Rhinoptera adspersa'' J. P. M� ...

'' Böhm, 1926 * †''

Rhinoptera raeburni ''Rhinoptera'' is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae. Species There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * '' Rhinoptera adspersa'' J. P. M� ...

'' White, 1934 * †''

Rhinoptera schultzi ''Rhinoptera'' is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae. Species There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * '' Rhinoptera adspersa'' J. P. M� ...

'' Hiden, 1995 * †''

Rhinoptera sherborni ''Rhinoptera'' is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae. Species There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * '' Rhinoptera adspersa'' J. P. M� ...

'' White, 1926 * †''

Rhinoptera smithii ''Rhinoptera'' is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae. Species There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * '' Rhinoptera adspersa'' J. P. M� ...

'' Jordan & Beal, 1913 * †''

Rhinoptera studeri ''Rhinoptera'' is a genus of ray commonly known as the cownose rays. This genus is the only member of the family Rhinopteridae. Species There are currently 8 recognized extant (living) species in this genus: * '' Rhinoptera adspersa'' J. P. M� ...

Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( ; ) FRS (For) FRSE (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history. Spending his early life in Switzerland, he rec ...

, 1843 * †'' Rhinoptera woodwardi'' Agassiz, 1843

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Ray genera Taxa named by Johan Conrad van Hasselt Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rajiformes-stub

Species

See also

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