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Common names: Anonan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Cavite, Luzon; Suba, Pasil and Pasil fish market, Cebu City; and, San Jose, Taytay (Ref. 47737).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., P.R. Last, J.D. Stevens and M.N.R. Alava, 2005
National Database:

Classification / Names

() > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Rhinidae (wedgefishes) > Rhininae
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Common names from other countries

Bow-mouthed angel fish, Shark ray, Raie guitare à bouche arquée, ... more

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last. 1999. (Ref. 9915)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 300 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58784); max. published weight: 135.0 kg (Ref. 9987)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 157 - 178 cm

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 90 m (Ref. 30573)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 42°N - 34°S, 30°E - 171°E

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964), Red Sea and East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to Japan, south to New South Wales, Australia.
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Short description

An unmistakable guitarfish with a broad, rounded snout, large, high pectoral fins, and heavy ridges of spiky thorns over the eyes and on the back and shoulders; jaws with heavily ridged, crushing teeth in undulating rows (Ref. 5578). Grey or brownish above (Ref. 5578), white below; numerous white spots dorsally on fins, body and tail; black spots on head and shoulders but no eyespots or ocelli (Ref. 3919).

Inhabits coastal areas and on coral reefs, close inshore (Ref. 9915). Found on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 12951). Sometimes found in the water column (Ref. 12951). Feeds mainly on bottom crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 9915). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). A row of large spines present above the eye, on the center of the nape, and on the shoulder have a defensive function (can be used for butting). Caught commonly by demersal tangle net, and occasionally trawl and longline fisheries (Ref.58048). Difficult to handle and can damage the catch when caught in trawls (Ref. 9915). Utilized fresh and dried-salted; the pectoral fins are the only part which is eaten (Ref. 9987).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd+3bd+4bd)

Threat to humans

Other (Ref. 637)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.50 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (83 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Rhina ancylostoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801