Shortnose guitarfish
The shortnose guitarfish (Zapteryx brevirostris) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the southwest Atlantic in coastal parts of southern Brazil, through Uruguay, to northeast Argentina.[1] It reaches a length of 66 cm (2.17 ft).[1]
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| Species: | Z. brevirostris |
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| Zapteryx brevirostris (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) | |
References
- Vooren, C.M., Lamónaca, A.F., Massa, A. & Hozbor, N. 2006. Zapteryx brevirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 15 January 2017.
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