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Salalah guitarfish

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Salalah guitarfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Acroteriobatus
Species:
A. salalah
Binomial name
Acroteriobatus salalah
Synonyms

Rhinobatos salalah

The Salalah guitarfish (Acroteriobatus salalah) is a species of fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is nearly endemic to the waters off Oman, with a few records off Pakistan. Its natural habitat is open seas.

Salalah (صَلَالَة Ṣalālah) is a city in southern Oman where the only specimen was obtained at a fish market.

References

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  1. ^ Simpfendorfer, C.; Jabado, R.; Moore, A.; Elhassan, I. & Valinassab, T. (2017). "Acroteriobatus salalah". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T60172A109899000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T60172A109899000.en. Retrieved 1 October 2017.