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Philippine guitarfish

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Philippine guitarfish
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Philippine Guitarfish (Rhinobatos whitei)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Rhinobatos whitei Last, Corrigan & Naylor, 2014". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  4. ^ "Rhinobatos". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  5. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhinobatos whitei". FishBase. August 2024 version.