Abstract / Introduction / Summary:
A single specimen of the Shark Ray, Rhina ancylostomus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (ca. 135 cm total length), was captured by recreational fishing from the Naze port (28º22’57.3″N, 129º29’49.7″E), Amami-oshima island, the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The individual was released, but the photographs were taken. These photographs verifiably represent the first record of the species from the island.
