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Pseudobatos horkelii (Brazilian guitarfish)

Synonyms: Rhinobatos horkeli; Rhinobatos horkelii; Rhinobatus horkelii
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Brazilian guitarfish (Rhinobatos horkelii) is a species of fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitat is coastal waters on the continental shelf. This fish is viviparous and has a long gestation period, concluding with the birth of live pups in February. At this time the fish are subject to intense fishing activity but catches have been dwindling in recent years as a result of overfishing. Because so few breeding-size fish remain, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the fish's conservation status as being "critically endangered".
View Wikipedia Record: Pseudobatos horkelii

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Pseudobatos horkelii

Attributes

Female Maturity [1]  6 years 6 months
Litter Size [1]  6
Maximum Longevity [1]  28 years
Migration [2]  Oceanodromous

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
2Riede, Klaus (2004) Global Register of Migratory Species - from Global to Regional Scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. 330 pages + CD-ROM
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0