Shortnose guitarfish

Shortnose guitarfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Zapteryx
Species: Z. brevirostris
Binomial name
Zapteryx brevirostris
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841)

The shortnose guitarfish (Zapteryx brevirostris) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are open seas, rocky shores, and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Vooren, C.M., Lamónaca, A.F., Massa, A. & Hozbor, N. 2006. Zapteryx brevirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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