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Acroteriobatus Stehmanni
''Acroteriobatus'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found near the shore off southern Africa and in the northwestern Indian Ocean. They are brownish above, often with a spotted pattern, and reach up to depending on the exact species. Species There are eight currently recognized species in this genus: * '' Acroteriobatus andysabini'' (2021) (Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus annulatus'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Lesser guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus blochii'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluntnose guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus leucospilus'' (Norman, 1926) (Grayspotted guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus ocellatus'' (Norman, 1926) (Speckled guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus omanensis'' Last, Hendeson & Naylor, 2016 (Oman guitarfish) * ''Acroteriobatus salalah'' ( J. E. Randall & Compagno, 1995) (Salalah guitarfish) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acroteriobatus Annulatus
The lesser guitarfish or lesser sandshark (''Acroteriobatus annulatus'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, and possibly Mozambique. Its natural habitats are shallow seas and estuarine waters. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References lesser guitarfish Fish of Namibia Fish of South Africa Marine fauna of Southern Africa lesser guitarfish Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rajiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acroteriobatus Blochii
The bluntnose guitarfish or fiddlefish (''Rhinobatos blochii'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are shallow seas and estuarine waters. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References * bluntnose guitarfish Fish of Namibia Fish of South Africa Vertebrates of Southern Africa Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle bluntnose guitarfish Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Rajiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acroteriobatus Zanzibarensis
The Zanzibar guitarfish (''Rhinobatos zanzibarensis'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are open sea The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body of salty water that covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface. The word sea is also used to denote second-order sections of the sea, such as the Mediterranean Sea, ...s and shallow seas. References Zanzibar guitarfish Endemic fauna of Tanzania Fish of Tanzania Zanzibar Zanzibar guitarfish Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Rajiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.Kyne, P.M., Simpfendorfer, C., Bineesh, K.K., Moore, A., Jabado, R.W. & Valinassab, T. 2017. Acroteriobatus variegatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T161476A109905030. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T161476A109905030.en. Accessed on 05 February 2022. 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. Size The stripenose guitarfish is a small fish, with males reaching up to 65 centimeters in length and 75 centimeters for females.. They have a small litter size, usually giving birth to 1 from 4 and at most 6. The generation length of each fish is around five years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acroteriobatus Stehmanni
''Acroteriobatus'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found near the shore off southern Africa and in the northwestern Indian Ocean. They are brownish above, often with a spotted pattern, and reach up to depending on the exact species. Species There are eight currently recognized species in this genus: * '' Acroteriobatus andysabini'' (2021) (Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus annulatus'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Lesser guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus blochii'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluntnose guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus leucospilus'' (Norman, 1926) (Grayspotted guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus ocellatus'' (Norman, 1926) (Speckled guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus omanensis'' Last, Hendeson & Naylor, 2016 (Oman guitarfish) * ''Acroteriobatus salalah'' ( J. E. Randall & Compagno, 1995) (Salalah guitarfish) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno
Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno is an international authority on shark taxonomy and the author of many scientific papers and books on the subject, best known of which is his 1984 catalogue of shark species produced for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Compagno was mentioned in the credits of the 1975 film '' Jaws'' along with the National Geographic Society. Career *Ph.D, Stanford University, 1979 *Adjunct professor, San Francisco State University, 1979 to 1985 *Curator of Fishes in the Division of Life Sciences and Head of the Shark Research Centre (SRC), Iziko Museums, Cape Town *Director, Shark Research Institute(SRI) Selected bibliography *Compagno, L.J.V., 1979. ''Carcharhinoid sharks: morphology, systematics and phylogeny''. Unpublished Ph. D. Thesis, Stanford University, 932 p. Available from University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, Michigan. *Leonard Compagno, 1984a. FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ernest Randall
John Ernest "Jack" Randall (May 22, 1924 – April 26, 2020) was an American ichthyologist and a leading authority on coral reef fishes. Randall described over 800 species and authored 11 books and over 900 scientific papers and popular articles. He spent most of his career working in Hawaii. He died in April 2020 at the age of 95. Career John Ernest Randall was born in Los Angeles, California in May 1924, to John and Mildred (McKibben) Randall. In high school he acquired a love of marine fish after a visit to the tide pools of Palos Verdes and, after serving stateside in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army during the post- D-Day years of WWII,John Randall bio, The Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences. (http://www.auas-nogi.org/bio_randall_john.html) received his BA degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1950. In 1955 he earned his Ph.D in ichthyology from the University of Hawaii. After spending two years as a research associate at the Bishop Museum in Hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acroteriobatus Salalah
The Salalah guitarfish (''Rhinobatos salalah'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is nearly endemic to the waters off Oman, with a few records off Pakistan. Its natural habitat is open seas. Salalah (صَلَالَة Ṣalālah) is a city in southern Oman where the only specimen was obtained at a fish market. References Acroteriobatus, salalah guitarfish Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish described in 1995, salalah guitarfish Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Rajiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acroteriobatus Omanensis
''Acroteriobatus'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found near the shore off southern Africa and in the northwestern Indian Ocean. They are brownish above, often with a spotted pattern, and reach up to depending on the exact species. Species There are eight currently recognized species in this genus: * '' Acroteriobatus andysabini'' (2021) (Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish) * ''Acroteriobatus annulatus'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Lesser guitarfish) * ''Acroteriobatus blochii'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluntnose guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus leucospilus'' (Norman, 1926) (Grayspotted guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus ocellatus'' (Norman, 1926) (Speckled guitarfish) * '' Acroteriobatus omanensis'' Last, Hendeson & Naylor, 2016 (Oman guitarfish) * ''Acroteriobatus salalah'' ( J. E. Randall & Compagno, 1995) (Salalah guitarfish) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |