Kalmar "genus Rhinoptera" tana nufin rarrabuwa taxonomic na kifin cartilaginous a cikin dangin Rhinopteridae, wanda aka fi sani da haskoki na cownose. Wannan jinsin ya ƙunshi nau'ikan haskoki da yawa waɗanda ake samu a cikin ruwaye na bakin teku da maɓuɓɓugar Tekun Atlantika da Pacific. Sunan Rhinoptera ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "rhinos" ma'ana "hanci" da "pteron" ma'ana "reshe", yana nufin siffar kai da fikafikai, masu kama da fuka-fuki.