Bluntnose guitarfish
| Bluntnose guitarfish | |
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Family: | Rhinobatidae
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| Species: | R. blochii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinobatos blochii J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841
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The bluntnose guitarfish or fiddlefish (Rhinobatos blochii) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are shallow seas and estuarine waters. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- Pollom, R.; Bennett, R.; Da Silva, C.; Ebert, D.A.; Leslie, R.; McCord, M.E.; Winker, H. (2019). "Acroteriobatus blochii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60164A124446536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60164A124446536.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Acroteriobatus
- Fish of Namibia
- Fish of South Africa
- Vertebrates of Southern Africa
- Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller
- Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
- Fish described in 1841
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