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Stripenose Guitarfish
Acroteriobatus variegatus
- Usual depth170 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
The stripenose guitarfish is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family endemic to the eastern coast of India, and Sri Lanka. Its natural habitat is in the neritic zone.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Stripenose guitarfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 170 m · Deepest record: 170 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Stripenose Guitarfish
Other scientific names: Rhinobatos variegatus
Similar species
- Lesser Guitarfish
Acroteriobatus annulatus
- Grayspottted Guitarfish
Acroteriobatus leucospilus
- Speckled Guitarfish
Acroteriobatus ocellatus
- Philippine Guitarfish
Rhinobatos whitei
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 7 open-data records from 1969 to 2024.
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