White-spotted guitarfish

The white-spotted guitarfish (Rhinobatos albomaculatus) is a type of ray. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the Gulf of Guinea to Angola.[2] It reaches a length of approximately 75 cm.[2]

White-spotted guitarfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Rhinobatos
Species:
R. albomaculatus
Binomial name
Rhinobatos albomaculatus
Norman, 1930

References

  1. Jabado, R.W.; Dia, M.; De Bruyne, G.; Williams, A.B.; Seidu, I.; Chartrain, E.; Leurs, G.H.L.; Tamo, A.; Metcalfe, K.; Doherty, P.; Soares, A.-L.; Dossa, J.; VanderWright, W.J.; Derrick, D.; Diop, M. (2021). "Rhinobatos albomaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T161320A124465045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T161320A124465045.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rhinobatos albomaculatus" in FishBase. February 2011 version.


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