---
title: "Javanese Cownose Ray"
description: "Rhinoptera javanica — Poissons. The flapnose ray or Javanese cownose ray (Rhinoptera javanica) is a species of fish in the family Rhinopteridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/javanese-cownose-ray
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Javanese Cownose Ray

> Rhinoptera javanica — Poissons. The flapnose ray or Javanese cownose ray (Rhinoptera javanica) is a species of fish in the family Rhinopteridae.

- Scientific name: *Rhinoptera javanica*
- Category: `fish` (Poissons)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mer et côte)
- iNaturalist observations: 80
- Wikidata: [Q5261079](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5261079)
- iNaturalist taxon: [111724](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/111724)

## Names

- en: Javanese Cownose Ray
- de: Java-Kuhnasenrochen

## Countries with the most observations

BD (8), IN (4), CN (3)

## Summary

The flapnose ray or Javanese cownose ray (Rhinoptera javanica) is a species of fish in the family Rhinopteridae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific off China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Pakistan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, coral reefs, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: MÜLLER, J. & HENLE, F.G.J. (1841) · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinoptera_javanica.jpg

## Machine access

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