golden cownose ray

Rhinoptera steindachneri

The golden cownose ray or Pacific cownose ray 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.
Status: Near threatened
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassChondrichthyes
OrderMyliobatiformes
FamilyMyliobatidae
GenusRhinoptera
SpeciesR. steindachneri
Photographed in
Ecuador