golden cownose ray

Rhinoptera steindachneri

Ray beneath Gulf of California

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Large
Tropical fish

The golden cownose ray or Pacific cownose ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri) is a species of ray. It is found in the East Pacific along the coast of 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.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Rhinopteridae
Genus: Rhinoptera
Maximum length: 91.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands. Probably occurring elsewhere.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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