Bluntnose guitarfish | |
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A female juvenile A. blochii preserved in alcohol | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinobatidae |
Genus: | Acroteriobatus |
Species: | A. blochii |
Binomial name | |
Acroteriobatus blochii J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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The bluntnose guitarfish or fiddlefish (Acroteriobatus blochii) is a species of ray in the family Rhinobatidae. [2] It found in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. [1] Its natural habitats are shallow seas and estuarine waters. [1] It is potentially threatened by habitat loss owing to diamond mining on the Namibian coast. [1] A. blochii is frequently misidentified as and closely related to A. annulatus. [3]