Giant guitarfish

Giant guitarfish
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinidae
Genus: Rhynchobatus
Species:
R. djiddensis
Binomial name
Rhynchobatus djiddensis
Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms
  • Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775
  • Rhinchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Rhinobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Rhinobatus maculata Ehrenberg, 1829
  • Rhynchobatis djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Rhynchobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Rhynchobatus djiddenis (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Rhynchobatus djidensis (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Rhyncobatis djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Rhyncobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Rhyncobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775)

The giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis), also known as the whitespotted wedgefish, is a large species of guitarfish in the family Rhinidae. It is restricted to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and western Indian Ocean, but was formerly considered more widespread due to confusion with its relatives.

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