Rhinoptera marginata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Elasmobranchii
Order
Myliobatiformes
Family
Rhinopteridae
Genus
Rhinoptera
Species
Rhinoptera marginata
Scientific Name
Rhinoptera marginata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Lusitanian cownose ray

Rhinoptera marginata, the Lusitanian cownose ray, is a species of ray found along the western coast of Africa and Mediterranean Sea. It is apparently rare in the Mediterranean Sea, but is common in shallow waters off the western Africa.

In February 2024, the species was added to the appendices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, with the species added to Appendix II, and the Mediterranean Sea population of the same species added to Appendix I.

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Rhinoptera marginata in languages:

Czech
siba lusitánská
Dutch
Portugese koeneusrog
English
Lusitanian Cownose Ray
Portuguese
Gavião-do-mar
Russian
Средиземноморский бычерыл

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