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 guitarfish | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinobatidae |
Genus: | Rhinobatos |
Species: | R. salalah |
Binomial name | |
Rhinobatos salalah J. E. Randall & Compagno, 1995 | |
Salalah (صَلَالَة Ṣalālah) is a city in southern Oman where the only specimen was obtained at a fish market.
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