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]

For the other species also known as the white-spotted guitarfish, see Rhynchobatus australiae.

Rhinobatos albomaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Elasmobranchii
Order:
Rajiformes
Family:
Rhinobatidae
Genus:
Rhinobatos
Species:
R. albomaculatus
Binomial name
Rhinobatos albomaculatus
Norman, 1930

References
  1. G. H. Burgess & R. D. Cavanagh (2008). "Rhinobatos albomaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rhinobatos albomaculatus" in FishBase. February 2011 version.


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