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Stripenose Guitarfish
Acroteriobatus variegatus
The stripenose guitarfish (Acroteriobatus variegatus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family endemic to the eastern coast of India, and Sri Lanka. Its natural habitat is in the neritic zone.
From the article Stripenose guitarfish on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The stripenose guitarfish lives mainly at the depths of 10 to 40 meters, although specimens of the stripenose guitarfish have been collected at 366 meters. There is some information that indicates that they prefer coral reefs.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Toxicity
The population of the stripenose guitarfish is declining significantly due to fishing by trawlers on the coast of India and Sri Lanka.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Endangerment”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 624036.