Ringstraked guitarfish

Ringstraked guitarfish
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Rhinobatos
Species: R. hynnicephalus
Binomial name
Rhinobatos hynnicephalus
J. Richardson, 1846

The ringstraked guitarfish (Rhinobatos hynnicephalus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters.[1]

Ringstraked guitarfish have paired reproductive organs, and develops ovoviviparous, with a 1:1 sex ratio[2]

References

  1. ^ Compagno, L.J.V., Ishihara, H. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. Rhinobatos hynnicephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
  2. ^ Shuyuan, Qiu and Wenbin, Zheng. Reproductive biology of guitar, Rhinobatos hynnicephalus. Environmental Biology of Fishes Volume 38, Numbers 1-3, 81-93, DOI: 10.1007/BF00842906