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Title	Spotted Guitarfish Rhinobatos punctifer Not Available

Creator	Jabado,Rima W Akhilesh,K V Khan,M Ali,M Ebert,David A

Subject	International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources IUCN The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Spotted Guitarfish Rhinobatos punctifer

Description	Not Available The Spotted Guitarfish (Rhinobatos punctifer) occurs from the northern Red Sea to Sea of Oman and Arabian Gulf/Persian Gulf (hereafter referred to as the 'Gulf') to depths of 70 m. Due to previous misidentification with the Bengal Guitarfish (Rhinobatis annandalei), accurate information on the species is limited. Guitarfish are commonly caught in gillnet, trawl and line fisheries throughout the region, but specific threats to this species are poorly known due to the lack of information on distribution and fisheries data. Declines of several species of inshore guitarfish have been documented within the region and present levels of catches are of concern with fishing pressure increasing. Furthermore, the loss and modification of coastal habitats in the Gulf is a significant concern for inshore species such as this. A decline of Not Available

Date	2021-09-17T09:00:23Z 2021-09-17T09:00:23Z 2017

Type	Article

Identifier	Not Available Not Available http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/63973

Language	English

Relation	Not Available

Publisher	International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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