| Sharpnose guitarfish | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rhinobatidae |
| Genus: | Rhinobatos |
| Species: | R. granulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinobatos granulatus Cuvier, 1829 |
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The sharpnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos granulatus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family.
It is found in Australia, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, possibly China, and possibly Oman. Its natural habitats are open seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters. It ranges from intertidal to offshore continental shelves down to 119 meters. The sharpnose guitarfish feeds on large shellfish.