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Species: 1
order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Rhinopteridae (cownose rays)
Species: 1
AUSTRALIAN COWNOSE RAY
Rhinoptera neglecta (Ogilby, 1912)
IUCN Status
BIOLOGY
Maximum size:
Maturity size:
Birth size:
Litter size:
Reproductive mode:
140 cm DW
Males at ~115 cm DW
~31 cm DW
Unknown
Viviparous, with histotrophy
KEY FEATURES
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Snout strongly notched medially to form two lobes
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Dorsal-fin origin just forward of pelvic-fin insertions
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Tail long and whip-like, about twice maximum width (often damaged)
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Disc broad and short
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Head thick and broad
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Dorsal-fin posterior margin upright
Sharks and rays of
papua new guinea
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