Lesser guitarfish

Lesser guitarfish

Taxobox
name = Lesser guitarfish


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Rajiformes
familia = Rhinobatidae
genus = "Rhinobatos"
species = "R. annulatus"
binomial = "Rhinobatos annulatus"
binomial_authority = Smith, in Müller & Henle, 1841
synonyms =
The lesser guitarfish or lesser sandshark ("Rhinobatos annulatus") is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, and possibly Mozambique. Its natural habitats are shallow seas and estuarine waters. It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Burgess, G.H., Holtzhausen, H.A. & Smale, M.J. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60163/all Rhinobatos annulatus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.


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