Maculate panray

Zanobatus maculatus

Near Threatened Fish from Eastern Central Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Other
Medium
Tropical fish

Zanobatus maculatus, the maculate panray, is a type of panray of the family Zanobatidae found in the Gulf of Guinea, eastern central Atlantic ocean. It inhabits shallow coastal region up to 30 meters deep and currently threatened by local fisheries which often take it as bycatch.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Stingrays
Family: Zanobatidae
Genus: Zanobatus
Maximum length: 35.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: other
Distribution: Eastern Central Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea, from Ivory Coast to Gabon.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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