Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829

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Genus Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829

Cownose Rays / ϕỖḍé

Rhinoptera Cuvier, 1829:401 . Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bonaparte, 1828: 6 (of separate), also by Hay, 1902: 321. Appeared first as Rhenoptera van Hasselt, 1823: 318 and Rhinoptera van Hasselt, 1824: 90 , regarded as nomina nuda. Cuvier's "Les Rhinoptera Kuhl " evidently sufficient to Latinise; two included species.

Rhinoptera javanica Müller & Henle, 1841

Javanese Cownose Ray / ΨάϕỖḍ

Rhinoptera javanica Müller & Henle, 1841: 182 , pl. 58. Syntypes (4): MNHN 0000-2450 (1); MNHN 0000-3478 (1, dry) from Malabar , India; RMNH (3, dry), Java, Indonesia .

Local synonymy: Rhinoptera javanica: Chen & Chung, 1971: 49 , fig. 30; Shen, 1984a: 81, fig.; Chen & Yu, 1986: 164; Chen & Joung, 1993: 90, pl. 13.6; Shen & Wu, 2011: 104, fig.

Taiwan voucher material: (2 spec.) THUP 01010, 1 specimen 694 mm DW, from Penghu (in Chen & Chung, 1971); TFRIPB8312311, 1 specimen 915 mm (in Chen, 2004).

Remarks: This species appears to be rather uncommon in fish markets.

Conservation status: Vulnerable.