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Acroteriobatus annulatus Lesser sandshark,Lesser guitarfish

Acroteriobatus annulatus is commonly referred to as Lesser sandshark,Lesser guitarfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only.

Profilbild Urheber Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika

Rhinobatos annulatus (Lesser Sandshark),Port Elizabeth 2008, Copyright Johan Swanepoel


Courtesy of the author Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika . Please visit www.easterncapescubadiving.co.za for more information.

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lexID:
9427 
AphiaID:
871953 
Scientific:
Acroteriobatus annulatus 
German:
Geigenrochen 
English:
Lesser Sandshark,Lesser Guitarfish 
Category:
Скаты 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Rhinopristiformes (Order) > Rhinobatidae (Family) > Acroteriobatus (Genus) > annulatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Müller & Henle, ), 1841 
Occurrence:
Angola, East-Atlantic Ocean, Mozambique, Namibia, South Atlantic, South-Africa 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
3.94" - 55.12" (10cm - 140cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 62.6 °F (°C - 17°C) 
Food:
Clams, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-04 16:54:47 

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Acroteriobatus annulatus Müller & Henle, 1841

The Lesser sandshark is brownish in colour with dark spots on the dorsal surface.The body is guitar-shape and flattened.Acroteriobatus annulatus can be found in shallow water on sandy bottom(max.depht 100 m).Its feed on bottom organisms, including molluscs,worms and crustaceans, and small fishes.

Endemic to southern Africa from southern Angola to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Synonymised names
Rhinobatos annulatus Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted
Rhinobatus annulatus Müller & Henle, 1841 · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

  1. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Rhinobatos annulatus (Lesser Sandshark),Port Elizabeth 2008, Copyright Johan Swanepoel
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