Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum) Cartilaginous Fishes
  └Elasmobranchii (Class) Sharks and Rays
   └Batoidea (Infraclass) Rays
    └Myliobatiformes (Order) Stingrays
     └Rhinopteridae (Family) Cownose Rays
      └Rhinoptera (Genus)
       └R. javanica (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217429🔗
iNaturalist ID: 111724🔗

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