Salalah guitarfish
Appearance
Salalah guitarfish | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinobatidae |
Genus: | Acroteriobatus |
Species: | A. salalah
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Binomial name | |
Acroteriobatus salalah (J. E. Randall & Compagno, 1995)
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Synonyms | |
Rhinobatos salalah |
The Salalah guitarfish (Acroteriobatus salalah) is a species of fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is nearly endemic to the waters off Oman, with a few records off Pakistan. Its natural habitat is open seas.
Salalah (صَلَالَة Ṣalālah) is a city in southern Oman where the only specimen was obtained at a fish market.
References
[edit]- ^ Simpfendorfer, C.; Jabado, R.; Moore, A.; Elhassan, I. & Valinassab, T. (2017). "Acroteriobatus salalah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T60172A109899000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T60172A109899000.en. Retrieved 1 October 2017.