Rhinoptera javanica; Print; The flapnose ray or Javanese cownose ray (Rhinoptera javanica) is a species of fish in the Rhinopteridae family. 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.; 1700-1880