| Family: |
Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes) |
| Max. size: |
75 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range - 35 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea to Angola. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Benthic and more or less stationary in inshore coastal waters. Feeds on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587). Ovoviviparous. Females have litters of 2-3 pups. Males mature at ca. 46 cm TL, females at ca. 52 cm TL; birth size at ca. 15 cm TL (Ref. 114953). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 04 August 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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