Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Flapnose ray (Rhinoptera javanica), recorded as Endangered
Flapnose ray (Rhinoptera javanica). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Flapnose ray

Rhinoptera javanica

Flapnose ray is an eagle ray in the family Myliobatidae (order Myliobatiformes) — Rhinoptera javanica, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Rhinoptera javanica
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Myliobatiformes · Myliobatidae · Rhinoptera

Range and habitat

It is found in the Indo-Pacific off China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Pakistan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet and breeding

Rays feed on the bottom or in open water depending on the family. Nets and shallow-water fisheries are the usual human contact.

Sharks and rays grow slowly and have few young. A fishery that treats them as bycatch can empty a coastal form.

In crisis

The Javanese cownose ray's population has undergone alarming declines throughout its range. In various regions, substantial population reductions have been observed, ranging from 50% to 79% over the last three generation lengths (44 years).

Flapnose ray is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Flapnose ray, Wikidata item Q5261079. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Flapnose ray?
Flapnose ray is an eagle ray in the family Myliobatidae (order Myliobatiformes) — Rhinoptera javanica.
What is the conservation status of Flapnose ray?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rhinoptera javanica. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Flapnose ray live?
Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons.
Why is Flapnose ray in crisis?
In various regions, substantial population reductions have been observed, ranging from 50% to 79% over the last three generation lengths (44 years).
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Rhinoptera javanica?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Flapnose ray a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.