Brazilian Cownose Ray

Rhinoptera brasiliensis

• Group: Ray
• Typical depth: 0–20 m
• Max size: 1 m
• For divers: safe
• IUCN status: VU

A cownose ray of shallow coastal sand, it has a notched, two lobed snout that it uses to fan and root out the molluscs it eats. It carries its young live and gives birth to pups already a foot and a half across, and overfishing has left it vulnerable.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Myliobatiformes › Rhinopteridae › Rhinoptera

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 271495.