Rhynchobatus djiddensis

Rhynchobatus djiddensis

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Rhinopristiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea
Superordo: Batomorphii
Ordo: Rhinopristiformes

Familia: Rhinobatidae
Subfamilia: Rhynchobatinae
Genus: Rhynchobatus

Species: Rhynchobatus djiddensis

Name

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Etymology: –ensis, suffix denoting place: Djidda (now Jedda), Saudi Arabia, on Red Sea, putative type locality. (From: The ETYFishproject)

Synonyms

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Vernacular names

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English: Giant guitarfish, Spotted guitarfish
தமிழ்: பல்லுவாய்
ไทย: ปลาโรนันจุดขาว

References

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  • Forsskål, P. S.; 1775: Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit... Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae. 1-20 + i-xxxiv + 1-164, map.
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