Shortnose guitarfish

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Shortnose guitarfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Rajiformes
Family:
Rhinobatidae
Genus:
Zapteryx
Species:
Z. brevirostris
Binomial name
Zapteryx brevirostris

The shortnose guitarfish (Zapteryx brevirostris) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the southwest Atlantic in coastal parts of southern Brazil, through Uruguay, to northeast Argentina.[1] It reaches a length of 66 cm (2.17 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Vooren, C.M., Lamónaca, A.F., Massa, A. & Hozbor, N. 2006. Zapteryx brevirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 15 January 2017.


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