Rhinoptera bonasus & Himantura leoparda

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Cow-nose ray : Rhinoptera bonasus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Myliobatidae
Genus:	Rhinoptera
Species:	R. bonasus
Binomial name
Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815)

The smaller ones we touched is cow-nose ray! It has unique forehead that resembles the nose of a cow from which it got its common name. They are brown on top with no spots, and pale below.

Leopard Whipray : Himantura leoparda

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Myliobatiformes
Family:	Dasyatidae
Genus:	Himantura
Species:	H. leoparda
Binomial name
Himantura leoparda Manjaji-Matsumoto & Last, 2008

It has distinctively striking colour pattern. The entire upper surface, including half of the tail, is covered in a pattern of circular brown to black rings resembling a leopard’s fur. Its tail tapers to a fine point, like a whip. This is how it got its name, Leopard Whipray!!