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Rhinobatidae
Omn guitarfish
Acroteriobatus omanensis
Only a handful landed at Muscat
Acroteriobatus omanensis, the Oman guitarfish, is a type of guitarfish of the family Rhinobatidae found in Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea. There has only been a handful of specimens discovered in fish landings in Muscat. Therefore, its population and potential threats are not specifically known to scientists.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Shovelnose Rays
- Family
- Rhinobatidae
- Genus
- Acroteriobatus
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
