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Rhinobatos albomaculatus Norman, 1930 Whitespotted guitarfish |
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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. | |||
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| 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 | |||