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    Flapnose Ray

    Flapnose Ray

    Rhinoptera javanica

    Sharks & Rays
    Endangered

    The Flapnose Ray (Rhinoptera javanica) is recorded at 4 diving areas across 4 countries, most often around KwaZulu-Natal, Lakshadweep and Green Island.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 3 diving regions worldwide.

    East Asia
    Green IslandTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderMyliobatiformes
    FamilyRhinopteridae
    GenusRhinoptera

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