Golden cownose ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the golden cownose ray lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinoptera steindachneri
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Myliobatiformes
Family	Myliobatidae

Where does the golden cownose ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the golden cownose ray in 2 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the golden cownose ray endangered?

The golden cownose ray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the golden cownose ray?

The golden cownose ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Myliobatiformes and the family Myliobatidae, genus Rhinoptera. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the golden cownose ray

The golden cownose ray or Pacific cownose ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri) is a species of ray. It is found in the East Pacific along the coast of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, estuarine waters, intertidal marshes, and coastal saline lagoons. They are often in schools, and sometimes associated with the spotted eagle ray.

Like all members of eagle rays, they demonstrate ovoviviparity. Ovulation and birth occurred in May, June and July, with a low fecundity, large size at maturity and birth and a continuous and synchronous annual reproductive cycle.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Golden cownose ray (revision 1381424183), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q863502 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).