Ringstreaked guitarfish

Ringstreaked guitarfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Rhinobatos
Species: R. hynnicephalus
Binomial name
Rhinobatos hynnicephalus
J. Richardson, 1846

The ringstreaked guitarfish (Rhinobatos hynnicephalus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters.[1]

Ringstreaked guitarfish have paired reproductive organs, and are ovoviviparous, with a 1:1 sex ratio[2]

References

  1. Compagno, L.J.V., Ishihara, H. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. Rhinobatos hynnicephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
  2. Shuyuan, Qiu and Wenbin, Zheng. Reproductive biology of guitar, Rhinobatos hynnicephalus. Environmental Biology of Fishes Volume 38, Numbers 1-3, 81-93, doi:10.1007/BF00842906
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