Rhinobatos annandalei
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Rhinobatos annandalei faces severe population decline primarily due to intensive fishing pressure across its Indo-Pacific range. The species is particularly vulnerable to bottom trawling and gillnet fisheries that target shallow coastal waters where it feeds and reproduces. Habitat degradation from coastal development and pollution further compounds these pressures, while its slow reproductive rate limits population recovery potential.
Habitat
This guitarfish inhabits shallow coastal waters, estuaries, and sandy or muddy bottoms in the Indo-Pacific region, typically at depths less than 60 meters. It prefers areas with soft substrates where it can bury itself and hunt for benthic invertebrates and small fish.
