Golden cownose ray
| Golden cownose ray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Genus: | Rhinoptera |
| Species: | R. steindachneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinoptera steindachneri Evermann & O. P. Jenkins, 1891 | |
The golden cownose ray or Pacific cownose ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri) is a species of eagle ray, family Myliobatidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, estuarine waters, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons.
Sources
- Smith, W.D. & Bizzarro, J.J. 2005. Rhinoptera steindachneri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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