Rhinobatos annandalei

Annandale's guitarfish
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Rhinobatidae
Genus:	Rhinobatos
Species:	R. annandalei
Binomial name
	Rhinobatos annandalei; Norman, 1926
Synonyms
	Rhinobatus annandalei Norman, 1926 (misspelling);

Rhinobatos annandalei, or Annandale's guitarfish, is a type of ray. It is found in the Indian ocean around India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and possibly the Persian Gulf. It is predominantly found in the marine waters, but also enters the brackish waters and freshwater rivers as well.[2] It reaches a length of approximately 56 cm. They are ovoviviparous fishes.[2]

References

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

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[1] G. H. Burgess & R. D. Cavanagh (2008). "Rhinobatos annadalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rhinobatos annandalei" in FishBase. February 2011 version.