Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Ringstraked guitarfish (Rhinobatos hynnicephalus), recorded as Endangered
Ringstraked guitarfish (Rhinobatos hynnicephalus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Ringstraked guitarfish

Rhinobatos hynnicephalus

Ringstraked guitarfish is a guitarfish in the family Rhinobatidae (order Rhinopristiformes) — Rhinobatos hynnicephalus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Rhinobatos hynnicephalus
Taxonomy
Elasmobranchii · Rhinopristiformes · Rhinobatidae · Rhinobatos

The guitarfish

Sharks, rays, and guitarfishes: cartilaginous fishes with denticle skin and no true bone.

Range and habitat

The ringstreaked guitarfish is a fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

Ringstreaked guitarfish have paired reproductive organs and are ovoviviparous with a 1:1 sex ratio.

In crisis

Ringstraked guitarfish is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Ringstraked guitarfish — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1189528. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Common guitarfish

Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Photograph of Brown guitarfish (Rhinobatos schlegelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Brown guitarfish

Rhinobatos schlegelii
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Ringstraked guitarfish?
Ringstraked guitarfish is a guitarfish in the family Rhinobatidae (order Rhinopristiformes) — Rhinobatos hynnicephalus.
What is the conservation status of Ringstraked guitarfish?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rhinobatos hynnicephalus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Ringstraked guitarfish live?
The ringstreaked guitarfish is a fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Why is Ringstraked guitarfish in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Rhinobatos hynnicephalus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Ringstraked guitarfish a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.