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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinobatidae |
Genus: | Rhinobatos |
Species: |
R. schlegelii
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Binomial name | |
Rhinobatos schlegelii Müller & Henle, 1841 | |
Synonyms | |
Rhinobatos formosensis Norman, 1926 |
The brown guitarfish (Rhinobatos schlegelii) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family.[2] It is found in western Pacific of Taiwan and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters. The Taiwan guitarfish (Rhinobatos formosensis) was formerly considered a distinct species, but is now considered a junior synonym.[3]
Rhinobatos schlegelii |
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Rhinobatos formosensis |
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