Rhinobatos annandalei
| Annandale's guitarfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rhinobatidae |
| Genus: | Rhinobatos |
| Species: | R. annandalei |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinobatos annandalei Norman, 1926 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rhinobatus annandalei Norman, 1926 (misspelling) | |
The Annandale's guitarfish (Rhinobatos annandalei) is a type of ray. It is found in the Indian ocean around India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and possibly the Persian Gulf. It is predominantly found in the marine waters, but also enters the brackish waters and freshwater rivers as well.[2] It reaches a length of approximately 56 cm. They are ovoviviparous fishes.[2]
References
- ↑ G. H. Burgess & R. D. Cavanagh (2008). "Rhinobatos annadalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rhinobatos annandalei" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=271594
- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=564442
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/233362
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