Rhinoptera javanica Flapnose ray, Javanese Cownose Ray

Rhinoptera javanicais commonly referred to as Flapnose ray, Javanese Cownose Ray. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 9575
AphiaID:: 217429

Scientific:: Rhinoptera javanica
German:: Kuhnasenrochen
English:: Flapnose Ray, Javanese Cownose Ray

Category:: Stingrays

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Myliobatiformes (Order) > Myliobatidae (Family) > Rhinoptera (Genus) > javanica (Species)
Initial determination:: Müller & Henle, 1841

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, China, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Java, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles
Size:: up to 59.06" (150 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Clams, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Snails, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Rhinoptera adspersa
Rhinoptera bonasus
Atlantischer Kuhnasenrochen
Rhinoptera brasiliensis
Rhinoptera javanica
Kuhnasenrochen
Rhinoptera jayakari
Rhinoptera marginata
Rhinoptera neglecta
Rhinoptera steindachneri
Pazifischer Kuhnasenrochen

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-03-28 12:34:26
Last edit:: 2016-03-28 12:34:26

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Müller & Henle, 1841

The Javanese Cownose Ray is widespread throughout the Indo-West Pacific from South Africa to Japan.

he ray is found in bays, estuaries, and near coral reefs, usually over sand and mud bottoms and form large schools with up to 500 individuals.

Diet:
The Flapnose ray feed on clams, oysters and crustaceans.

Synonym:
Rhinopthera javanica Müller & Henle, 1841

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Batoidea (Infraclass) > Myliobatiformes (Order) > Myliobatidae (Family) > Rhinopterinae (Subfamily) > Rhinoptera (Genus) > Rhinoptera javanica (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Ron DeCloux (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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