Species: Rhinoptera brasiliensis, Brazilian Cownose Ray, Ticon Cownose Ray

Rhinoptera brasiliensis Müller, 1836

Brazilian Cownose Ray, Ticon Cownose Ray

Disc angular, nearly twice as wide as long; head and snout strongly marked off from and raised above front of disc; forehead overhangs blunt, concave snout that is notched in front, lower part with pair of broadly rounded lobes separated by central notch; eyes and spiracles on side of head; mouth without fleshy papillae on its floor; 8-10 (average 9) rows of relatively wide and narrow, large plate-like crushing teeth on both jaws; moderate sized dorsal fin at tail base; no tail fin or fin folds; tail long and slender.

Top uniform brown; underside white with darker edges to the disc.

Reaches a disc width of 104 cm.

Benthic on soft bottoms and in the water column.

Depth: 0-25 m.

North Carolina to Brazil.

Note: Genetically very similar to R. steindachneri from the E Pacific.