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Cownose Ray

Rhinoptera bonasus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Carolina.January 1,314, February 1,432, March 1,341, April 1,821, May 1,570, June 964, July 814, August 790, September 1,003, October 1,144, November 914, December 1,165.
United States28,608
South Carolina14,272
Virginia8,028
North Carolina4,468
Maryland570
Texas430
New York381
New Jersey155
Alabama34
Georgia30

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderStingrays · Myliobatiformes
FamilyCownose Rays · Rhinopteridae
GenusCownose Rays · Rhinoptera

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