African wedgefish
| African wedgefish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Rhinidae |
| Genus: | Rhynchobatus |
| Species: | R. luebberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchobatus luebberti Ehrenbaum, 1914 | |
The African wedgefish, guitarra, Lubbert's guitarfish, or spikenose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus luebberti) is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found in the warm East Atlantic in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, coral reefs, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss and poachers.
References
- Compagno, L.J.V. & Marshall, A.D. 2006. Rhynchobatus luebberti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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