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Rhinoptera neglecta

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Rhinoptera neglecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Rhinopteridae
Genus: Rhinoptera
Species:
R. neglecta
Binomial name
Rhinoptera neglecta
underwater image of swimming Australian Cownose Ray
image of Australian Cownose Ray

Rhinoptera neglecta, the Australian cownose ray, is a species of the Rhinopteridae family. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Queensland to New South Wales in Australia. The species is 86 centimeters long.

Status

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As of 2015, the IUCN listed Rhinoptera neglecta as Data Deficient.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jacobsen, I.P.; Stevens, J. (2015). "Rhinoptera neglecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T161530A68642171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T161530A68642171.en. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ Ogilby, J. Douglas (1912). "On some Queensland Fishes". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 1: 26–65 [32].