Ringstreaked guitarfish
| Ringstreaked guitarfish | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 ringstreaked guitarfish (Rhinobatos hynnicephalus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters.[1]
Ringstreaked guitarfish have paired reproductive organs, and are ovoviviparous, with a 1:1 sex ratio[2]
References
- ↑ Compagno, L.J.V., Ishihara, H. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. Rhinobatos hynnicephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
- ↑ 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, March 29, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.