Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Javanese Cownose Ray
Rhinoptera javanica
Javanese Cownose Ray
Also known as: Flapnose Ray
Category: Cownose Rays
Scientific Name: Rhinoptera javanica
Size: Up to 5 ft. (1.5 m)  
Depth: 1-150 ft. (0-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Elasmobranchii (Class)
   └Batoidea (Infraclass)
    └Myliobatiformes (Order)
     └Rhinopteridae (Family)
      └Rhinoptera (Genus)
       └R. javanica (Species)

Sharks & Rays
Cownose Rays

Javanese Cownose Ray



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