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Lesser sandshark (Acroteriobatus annulatus)
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Lesser sandshark (Acroteriobatus annulatus) specimen
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Rhinobatidae

Lesser sandshark

Acroteriobatus annulatus

Up to ten pups born near shore in summer

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

The lesser guitarfish or lesser sandshark (Acroteriobatus annulatus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family.

Maximum length
140 cm
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic to West Indian Ocean: Angola to South Africa and southern Mozambique.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable

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