Cownose ray
Scientific name: Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815)
Overview
The cownose ray is a species found throughout a large part of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, from New England to southern Brazil. These rays also belong to the order Myliobatiformes, a group that is shared by bat rays, manta rays, and eagle rays.
From the Wikipedia article “Cownose ray”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2.
Common names
Also known in English as Cowfish, Skeete.
Names in other languages (6)
- Chinese
- 牛鼻鳐
- French
- Mourine Américaine
- Japanese
- クロガネウシバナトビエイ
- Persian
- سفرهماهی بینیگاوی
- Russian
- Восточноамериканский бычерыл
- Spanish
- Cara De Vaca, gavilán cubanito, Gavilan Mancha, Gavilan Manchado, Mancha, Raya Gavilán
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: FishBase.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, names in other languages. Q10360338, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Cownose ray”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026