Brown guitarfish

The brown guitarfish (Rhinobatos schlegelii) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family.^[2] It is found in western Pacific of Taiwan and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters. The Taiwan guitarfish (Rhinobatos formosensis) was formerly considered a distinct species, but is now considered a junior synonym.^[3]

Brown guitarfish
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rhinopristiformes
Family:	Rhinobatidae
Genus:	Rhinobatos
Species:	R. schlegelii
Binomial name
Rhinobatos schlegelii Müller & Henle, 1841
Synonyms
Rhinobatos formosensis Norman, 1926