Philippine guitarfish
Philippine guitarfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinobatidae |
Genus: | Rhinobatos |
Species: | R. whitei |
Binomial name | |
Rhinobatos whitei (Corrigan & Naylor, 2014) |
The Philippine guitarfish, known formally as Rhinobatos whitei, is a critically endangered species of cartilaginous fish in the genus Rhinobatos.[2][3][4] The species has been documented in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines,[5] and fully-grown adults can reach a maximum length of ~72 centimetres (28 in).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Dulvy, N.K.; Derrick, D.; Rigby, C.L.; Tanay, D.; Utzurrum, J.A.T. (2021). "Rhinobatos whitei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T104007203A104007215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T104007203A104007215.en. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Philippine Guitarfish (Rhinobatos whitei)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Rhinobatos whitei Last, Corrigan & Naylor, 2014". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Rhinobatos". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinobatos whitei". FishBase. August 2024 version.