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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Rajiformes (order) » Rhinidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 026002 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Rhina ancylostoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19. Occurrence locations [37] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
Photographic Index of Australian Fishes (PIAF) Image by: CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike (CC BY-NC-SA) Rights: CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection | ||
| Family: | 37 26 Rhinidae (Wedgefishes) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Shark Ray | |
| Common Names List: | shark ray guitarfish | |
| Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Guitarfish | |
| Organism Type: | a wedgefish | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 026901
Rhina spp. |
| Common/Standard Name Notes: | "guitarfish" is the marketing name for this species | ||||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 026002 | ||||
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