---
title: "Australian Cownose Ray"
description: "Rhinoptera neglecta — Poissons. Rhinoptera neglecta, the Australian cownose ray, is a species of the Rhinopteridae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/australian-cownose-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australian Cownose Ray

> Rhinoptera neglecta — Poissons. Rhinoptera neglecta, the Australian cownose ray, is a species of the Rhinopteridae family.

- Scientific name: *Rhinoptera neglecta*
- Category: `fish` (Poissons)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 125
- Wikidata: [Q5029695](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5029695)
- iNaturalist taxon: [111726](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/111726)

## Names

- en: Australian Cownose Ray
- de: Australischer Kuhnasenrochen

## Countries with the most observations

AU (108)

## Summary

Rhinoptera neglecta, the Australian cownose ray, is a species of the Rhinopteridae family. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Queensland to New South Wales in Australia. The species is 86 centimeters long.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoptera_neglecta

## Photo

![Australian Cownose Ray](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-cownose-ray/medium.jpg)

Photo: marsyd · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257569545

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-cownose-ray?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).