Bareback shovelnose ray

Bareback shovelnose ray
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Rajiformes
Family:	Rhinobatidae
Genus:	Rhinobatos
Species:	R. nudidorsalis
Binomial name
	Rhinobatos nudidorsalis; Last, Compagno & Nakaya, 2004

The bareback shovelnose ray or nakedback guitarfish (Rhinobatos nudidorsalis) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Mauritius and Seychelles. Its natural habitat is open seas.

Sources

Compagno, L.J.V. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. Rhinobatos nudidorsalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.

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