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(Redirected from Rhinobatos albomaculatus) Species of cartilaginous fish For the other species also known as the white-spotted guitarfish, see Rhynchobatus australiae.

White-spotted guitarfish
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Rhinobatos
Species: R. albomaculatus
Binomial name
Rhinobatos albomaculatus
Norman, 1930

The white-spotted guitarfish (Rhinobatos albomaculatus) is a type of ray. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the Gulf of Guinea to Angola. It reaches a length of approximately 75 cm.

References

  1. Jabado, R.W.; Dia, M.; De Bruyne, G.; Williams, A.B.; Seidu, I.; Chartrain, E.; Leurs, G.H.L.; Tamo, A.; Metcalfe, K.; Doherty, P.; Soares, A.-L.; Dossa, J.; VanderWright, W.J.; Derrick, D.; Diop, M. (2021). "Rhinobatos albomaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161320A124465045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161320A124465045.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinobatos albomaculatus". FishBase. February 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Rhinobatos albomaculatus


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