CR — Critically Endangered

Rhynchobatus djiddensis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

32

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

CHONDRICHTHYES

Order

RHINOPRISTIFORMES

Family

RHINIDAE

Genus

Rhynchobatus

Rhynchobatus djiddensis belongs to the family RHINIDAE, order RHINOPRISTIFORMES, within the CHONDRICHTHYES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine coastal/supratidalMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Other ecosystem modifications

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery
Awareness & communications
Legislation
Compliance and enforcement
06 — Range

Found in 32 Countries

AustraliaBangladeshChinaEgyptFijiIndiaIndonesiaIranIsraelJapanKuwaitMadagascarMalaysiaMaldivesMauritiusMayotteMozambiqueNew CaledoniaOmanPakistanPhilippinesRéunionSaudi ArabiaSeychellesSingaporeSouth AfricaSri LankaTaiwanTanzaniaThailandUnited Arab EmiratesYemen
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Rhynchobatus djiddensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/giant-guitarfish

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