Note on range extension of guitarfish Acroteriobatus variegatus in Indian seas

Remya, L and Mahesh, M and Akhilesh, K V and Midhun, M and Rajkumar, R and Peter, John R and Kalaiyarasan, G and Vetrivel, V and Rajendran, U and Prakash, M and Ramesh, A and Jagan, Joseph S (2021) Note on range extension of guitarfish Acroteriobatus variegatus in Indian seas. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 249. pp. 40-41. ISSN 0254-380X

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    Abstract

    The stripenose guitarfish Acroteriobatus variegatus (Nair and Lal Mohan, 1973) has been listed as a Critically Endangered (CR) in the IUCN redlist for elasmobranchs. It belongs to the family Rhinobatidae (Rhinopristiformes) and among the 10 species of Acroteriobatus found in the western Indian Ocean, is the only endemic guitarfish with a very restricted distribution range, being known only from southern India and Sri Lanka.

    Item Type: Article
    Uncontrolled Keywords: guitarfish; Acroteriobatus variegatus; Indian seas
    Subjects: Marine Fisheries
    Divisions: CMFRI-Mandapam
    Depositing User: Mr. Prashanth P K
    Date Deposited: 04 Jan 2022 10:03
    Last Modified: 04 Jan 2022 10:03
    URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/15658

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