Sharpnose guitarfish

Sharpnose guitarfish

Taxobox
name = Sharpnose guitarfish


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Rajiformes
familia = Rhinobatidae
genus = "Rhinobatos"
species = "R. granulatus"
binomial = "Rhinobatos granulatus"
binomial_authority = Cuvier, 1829
synonyms = The sharpnose guitarfish ("Rhinobatos granulatus") is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family.

It is found in Australia, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, possibly China, and possibly Oman. Its natural habitats are open seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters. It ranges from intertidal to offshore continental shelves down to 119 meters.The sharpnose guitarfish feeds on large shellfish.

References

* Marshall, A.D. & Last, P.R. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60166/all Rhinobatos granulatus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.
* [http://wap.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=8731&lang=Portuguese_po Fishbase.org listing]

External links

* [http://www.catalogueoflife.org/show_common_name_details.php?name=Sharpnose+guitarfish Catalogue of Life listing]


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