Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Rhinoptera marginata (Rhinoptera marginata), recorded as Critically Endangered
Rhinoptera marginata (Rhinoptera marginata). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Rhinoptera marginata

Rhinoptera marginata

Rhinoptera marginata is an eagle ray in the family Myliobatidae (order Myliobatiformes), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Rhinoptera marginata
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Myliobatiformes · Myliobatidae · Rhinoptera

The eagle ray

Rhinoptera marginata is an eagle ray in the family Myliobatidae (order Myliobatiformes).

Range and habitat

It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Portugal to the Central African coast and in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. Rhinoptera marginata, the Lusitanian cownose ray, is a ray found along the western coast of Africa and Mediterranean Sea.

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

Rhinoptera marginata is Critically 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 Rhinoptera marginata, Wikidata item Q5030552. 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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Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

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Quick answers

What is Rhinoptera marginata?
Rhinoptera marginata is an eagle ray in the family Myliobatidae (order Myliobatiformes).
What is the conservation status of Rhinoptera marginata?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rhinoptera marginata. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Rhinoptera marginata live?
It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Portugal to the Central African coast and in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Why is Rhinoptera marginata in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Rhinoptera marginata?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Rhinoptera marginata a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.