Rhinidae

False shark ray

Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis

Greyish brown back speckled white

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

The false shark ray (Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis) is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family and the only species in the genus Rhynchorhina. This rare ray is only known from shallow coastal Atlantic waters in Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania. The upperparts of the false shark ray are greyish or greenish-brown and densely covered in white spots.