FB-7968 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7968 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Rhinobatidae Acroteriobatus Acroteriobatus blochii (Müller & Henle, 1841) Banjo Sandhaai Stompneus-sandkruiper Stumbnæset guitarfisk Bluntnose fiddlefish Bluntnose guitarfish Guitarfish Sandshark Tömpnina-logardrai Poisson guitare épointé Requin blanc Guitarra embotada Stompsnuitgitaarrog 布氏犁头鳐 布氏犁頭鰩 Acroteriobatus annulatus (non Smith, 1841) Rhinobatos blochi (Müller & Henle, 1841) Rhinobatos blochii Müller & Henle, 1841 Rhinobatus blochii Müller & Henle, 1841 1993-04-26 2024-11-14 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Smith, J.L.B. and M.M. Smith0 The fishes of Seychelles. Rhodes University, Grahamstown. 215 p. (Ref. 1623) Compagno, L.J.V.0 Rhinobatidae. p. 128-131. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. 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(Ref. 138356) FB-GeneralDescr-7968 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-26 00:00:00 2024-11-14 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7968 A rare and unknown species found inshore, in shallow bays and off sandy beaches (Ref. 5578). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Reaches 96 cm TL (Ref. 114953). Occasionally taken in recreational shore fisheries (Ref. 127960). Stehmann, M. 1990 Rhinobatidae. p. 23-27. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 6497) FB-DiagnosticDescr-7968 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-11-27 00:00:00 2017-11-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7968 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size A guitarfish with a broadly pointed snout and a broad pectoral disc (Ref. 5578). Plain brown above, young with white spots (Ref. 5578). Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale 1989 Guide to the sharks and rays of southern Africa. New Holland (Publ.) Ltd., London. 158 p. (Ref. 5578) FB-Distribution-7968 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-26 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7968 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Southeast Atlantic to West Indian Ocean: Namibia (Walvis Bay) to South Africa (Cape of Good Hope). Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.) 2022 Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 1. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 730 p. (Ref. 127960) FB-Uses-7968 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-26 00:00:00 2024-11-14 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7968 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: bycatch Heemstra, P.C., E. Heemstra, D.A. Ebert, W. Holleman and J.E. Randall (eds.) 2022 Coastal fishes of the Western Indian Ocean Vol. 1. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAIAB), 730 p. (Ref. 127960) FB-LifeCycle-7968 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1993-04-26 00:00:00 2024-11-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=7968&StockCode=8279 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-Size-7968 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-26 00:00:00 2024-11-14 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7968 100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 6497)) Stehmann, M. 1990 Rhinobatidae. p. 23-27. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 6497) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-7968 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1993-04-26 00:00:00 2024-11-14 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7968 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats reef-associated; marine