Description

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Common Names

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Zanzibargitaarrog , Dutch , Netherlands

Zanzibar guitarfish , English , South Africa

Sansibari logardrai , Estonian , Estonia

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rhinopristiformes

Family: Rhinobatidae

Genus: Acroteriobatus

Species: Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis (Norman, 1926)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: known from the type locality, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Biology

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A benthic species on inner continental shelf; rarely caught and its life history is unknown. Reports to 205 cm TL are likely to be erroneous. Males mature at ca. 64 cm TL (Ref. 114953).

Habitat

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demersal