Rhinoptera steindachneri Pacific Cownose Ray

Rhinoptera steindachneri is commonly referred to as Pacific Cownose Ray. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3799 

AphiaID:

271498 

Scientific:

Rhinoptera steindachneri 

German:

Pazifischer Kuhnasenrochen 

English:

Pacific Cownose Ray 

Category:

Скаты 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Myliobatiformes (Order) > Myliobatidae (Family) > Rhinoptera (Genus) > steindachneri (Species) 

Initial determination:

Evermann & Jenkins, 1891 

Occurrence:

Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru 

Sea depth:

0 - 65 Meter 

Size:

up to 27.56" (70 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Near threatened (NT) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Rhinoptera adspersa
• 
  Rhinoptera bonasus
  Atlantischer Kuhnasenrochen
• Rhinoptera brasiliensis
• 
  Rhinoptera javanica
  Kuhnasenrochen
• Rhinoptera jayakari
• Rhinoptera marginata
• Rhinoptera neglecta
• 
  Rhinoptera steindachneri
  Pazifischer Kuhnasenrochen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-07-24 18:31:51 

Last edit:

2020-12-25 11:20:00 

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