Biology:Rhinobatos annandalei

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of cartilaginous fish

Rhinobatos annandalei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Rhinobatos
Species:
R. annandalei
Binomial name
Rhinobatos annandalei
Norman, 1926
Synonyms
  • Rhinobatus annandalei Norman, 1926 (misspelling)

Rhinobatos annandalei, or Annandale's guitarfish, is a type of ray in the family Rhinobatidae. 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 centimetres (22 in). Annandale's guitarfish are ovoviviparous fishes.[2]

References

  1. Dulvy, N.K.; Akhilesh, K.V.; Bineesh, K.K.; Derrick, D.; Ebert, D.A.; Fernando, D.; Haque, A.B.; Jabado, R.W. et al. (2021). "Rhinobatos annadalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T161478A124492224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T161478A124492224.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161478/124492224. Retrieved 30 May 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rhinobatos annandalei" in FishBase. February 2011 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5026560 entry