Widenose guitarfish

Taxobox
name = Widenose guitarfish


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Rajiformes
familia = Rhinobatidae
genus = "Rhinobatos"
species = "R. obtusus"
binomial = "Rhinobatos obtusus"
binomial_authority = Müller & Henle, 1841
synonyms = The widenose guitarfish ("Rhinobatos obtusus") is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters.

ource

* Compagno, L.J.V. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60170/all Rhinobatos obtusus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.