Rhinobatos albomaculatus Norman, 1930
Whitespotted guitarfish
Rhinobatos albomaculatus
photo by FAO

Family:  Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes)
Max. size:  75 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range - 35 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea to Angola.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Benthic and more or less stationary in inshore coastal waters. Feeds on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587). Ovoviviparous. Females have litters of 2-3 pups. Males mature at ca. 46 cm TL, females at ca. 52 cm TL; birth size at ca. 15 cm TL (Ref. 114953).
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 04 August 2020 (A2d) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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