Lusitanian cownose ray

Rhinoptera marginata

Two Hundred Centimeters Ray of African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
Large
Tropical fish

Rhinoptera marginata, the Lusitanian cownose ray, is a species of ray found along the western coast of Africa and Mediterranean Sea. It is apparently rare in the Mediterranean Sea, but is common in shallow waters off the western Africa.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Rhinopteridae
Genus: Rhinoptera
Maximum length: 200 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: southern Spain to Senegal, including the Mediterranean.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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