Cow nosed eagle ray - Cow nosed eagle ray

Japanese: ウシバナトビエイ - うしばなとびえい
Cow nosed eagle ray - Cow nosed eagle ray

A general term for a family or genus of the order Rhinopteridae, or the name of one of its species. The front ends of the pectoral fins of Rhinopteridae (cownose rays) extend forward from the head to form a cephalic fin, but the left and right cephalic fins protrude from the underside of the head like plates, and the tip of the snout is concave when viewed from above. There are about seven species of cownose rays, and one species, R. javanica (flapnose ray), is known from the waters off Japan. This species lives in coastal areas and sometimes forms large schools. The width of the body disk is about 1.5 meters. The reproductive method is non-placental viviparity, and if the fetus absorbs its own egg yolk, it grows by receiving nutrition (uterine milk) from the mother. The number of young is one or two, and the body disk width is about 63 centimeters. It is found in the Ogasawara Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, Indonesian waters, the Indian Ocean, etc. It is listed as "Vulnerable" (VU) on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species (as of August 2021).

[Kazuhiro Nakatani September 17, 2021]

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Major types of rays (1) [specimen illustration]
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Major types of rays (1) [specimen illustration]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

軟骨魚綱トビエイ目の科や属の総称、またはその1種の名称。ウシバナトビエイ科Rhinopteridae(英名cownose rays)は胸びれの前端部が頭部より前に出て頭鰭(とうき)を形成するが、左右の頭鰭は頭部下面に板状に突出し、吻部(ふんぶ)を上から見たときに先端部がへこんだ形になっていることが特徴である。ウシバナトビエイ属Rhinopteraには7種ほどが知られており、日本近海からはウシバナトビエイR. javanica(英名flapnose ray)1種が知られている。同種は沿岸性で、ときに大群をつくる。体盤幅1.5メートルくらいになる。生殖方法は非胎盤型の胎生で、胎仔(たいし)は自分の卵黄を吸収してしまうと母体から栄養(子宮ミルク)を受けて成育する。子の数は1~2尾で、体盤幅63センチメートルくらいで産まれる。小笠原(おがさわら)諸島、南西諸島からインドネシア海域、インド洋などに分布する。国際自然保護連合(IUCN)のレッド・リストでは、絶滅危惧(きぐ)種中の「危急」(VU)に指定されている(2021年8月時点)。

[仲谷一宏 2021年9月17日]

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