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Bluntnose guitarfish
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Acroteriobatus
Species: A. blochii
Binomial name
Acroteriobatus blochii
J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841
Synonyms

Rhinobatos blochii

The bluntnose guitarfish or fiddlefish (Acroteriobatus blochii) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are shallow seas and estuarine waters. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Pollom, R.; Bennett, R.; Da Silva, C.; Ebert, D.A.; Leslie, R.; McCord, M.E. & Winker, H. (2019). "Acroteriobatus blochii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60164A124446536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60164A124446536.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Rhinobatos blochii
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