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Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815)

Cownose ray
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Cownose ray
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from southern New England (Ref. 93252), southwards to Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 114953); including inshore north of Cape Hatteras (Ref. 37512). Also Ref. 27549.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) > Myliobatiformes (Stingrays) > Rhinopteridae (Cownose rays)
Etymology: Rhinoptera: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek,pteron = fin, wing (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Mitchill.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino; salmastro benthopelagico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 22 m (Ref. 26912).   Tropical; 46°N - 42°S, 98°W - 33°W

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