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Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) >
Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes)
Etymology: Rhinobatos: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -idos = a ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335); austini: Named for Austin Ebert (a 'flat' shark enthusiast), on the occasion of his graduation from the University of Southern California..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien. Tropical
Verspreiding
Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Point map | Introducties | Faunafri
Western Indian Ocean: from southern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa to north of Bazaruto Island, central Mozambique.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 115.0 cm TL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Morfologie | Morfometrie
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: no prominent thorns or tubercles on dorsal surface; distinct colour pattern of paired spots of differing sizes, some forming darker transverse bands across its back; ventral surface colour mostly white, without distinctive patterning except for a prominent teardrop-shaped black blotch extending posteriorly from rostral tip to about midpoint anterior to upper mouth; nasal lamellae 61-63; upper jaw tooth count about ca. 83-93; post-synarcual centra 177-181; total vertebral segments 193-198;total pectoral skeleton radials 67-71 (Ref. 115561).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Ebert, D.A. and O. Gon, 2017. Rhinobatos austini n. sp., a new species of guitarfish (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinobatidae) from the Southwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4276(2):204-214. (Ref. 115561)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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