Bluntnose guitarfish
Species of cartilaginous fish
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The bluntnose guitarfish or fiddlefish (Acroteriobatus blochii) is a species of ray in the family Rhinobatidae.[2] It is 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]
| Bluntnose guitarfish | |
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| A female juvenile A. blochii preserved in alcohol | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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