The rough cownose ray (Rhinoptera adspersa) is a species of eagle ray in the genus Rhinoptera.
| Rough cownose ray | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Rhinopteridae |
| Genus: | Rhinoptera |
| Species: | R. adspersa
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinoptera adspersa | |
Distribution
editThe 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.[1]
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
editIts maximum length is 99 cm (39 in).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinoptera adspersa". FishBase. October 2013 version.
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