Rhinoptera neglecta

Rhinoptera neglecta
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Rhinopteridae
Genus:	Rhinoptera
Species:	R. neglecta
Binomial name
Rhinoptera neglecta J. D. Ogilby, 1912[2]

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

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

References

1. 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].