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Spotted Guitarfish Rhinobatos punctifer

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13639/
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161447/109904426
http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161447A109904426.en.
 
Title Spotted Guitarfish Rhinobatos punctifer
 
Creator Ebert, David A
Khan, M
Ali, M
Akhilesh, K V
Jabado, Rima W
 
Subject Elasmobranch Fisheries
Conservation
 
Description 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
 
Publisher International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
 
Date 2017
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13639/1/IUCN%20Red%20List%20of%20Threatened%20Species%202017_Rhinobatos%20punctifer%2C%20Spotted%20Guitarfish.pdf
Ebert, David A and Khan, M and Ali, M and Akhilesh, K V and Jabado, Rima W (2017) Spotted Guitarfish Rhinobatos punctifer. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017.