Scientific Name	Rhinoptera javanica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Müller & Henle, 1841	Depth	- M
Chinese	爪哇牛鼻鱝	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱝科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F058　Myliobatidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	爪哇牛鼻鱝
Max Length	150 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	叉頭燕魟、飛魴仔、鷹魴、烏魴(澎湖)、燕仔魴(澎湖)
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East
Habitats		Holotype Locality	Java, Indonesia; coast of Malabar, India
Synonyms	Rhinoptera hainanica, Rhinopthera javanica
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Marine Fishes & Fisheries of Malaysia and Neighbouring Countries   沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0060046. ASIZP0070326. NMMBP00121. NMMBP01321. NTMP1325.
Common Name	Cownose ray; Flapnose ray; Javanese cow-nose ray; Flapray; Javanese cow ray; Javanese cownose ray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Disc broad. Head prominent. Rostral fins detached from the pectorals, forming a produced, free and flexible lobe in front of each orbit, not produced in front of the middle of the head. Snout width subequal with interorbital, with shallow median notch. Eyes round, pupil erect. Spiracles large, close behind eye. Teeth seven rows in each jaw, median row more than 3 times as wide as long, cutermost row of teeth smallest, wide as long. Gill openings moderate, equidistant, last smallest. One dorsal fin, its origin above the ends of the ventral bases, and a serrated spine immediately behind dorsal. Ventrals rather long, narrow, end in obtuse inner lobe. Tail long, slender, whiplike. Specimen in formalin grey above, whitish below.
habitats	Found in bays, estuaries, and near coral reefs, over sand and mud bottoms. Large schools with up to 500 individuals have been reported. Feeds on clams, oysters and crustaceans. Lives to over 2 years in captivity. Ovoviviparous. Edible.
Distribution	India, Ceylon, East Indies, China, Java, Taiwan.
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