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Philippines country information
Common names:
Philippine guitarfish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Type locality, southern Philippines, Dipolog City Public market, PNM 15189 (formerly SUML F1086 and JPAG 079)., 59.7 cm TL, adolescent male). Specimens were collected from fish markets in the central and southern parts of the country (at Danao and Cebu cities, Cebu), Baliangao and Dipolog City, Mindanao, and Bacolod, Cadiz and Dumaguete cities, Negros (Ref. 97528).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Last, P.R., S. Corrigan and G. Naylor, 2014
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes)
Etymology: Rhinobatos:Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -idos = a ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335); whitei:Named for Dr. William White for his contributions to the taxonomic and biological knowledge of sharks and rays of the Western Central Pacific..
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