Giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis)

General data

Main name: Giant guitarfish
Local names: Whitespotted wedgefish, White-spotted shovelnose ray, White-spotted guitarfish, Shovel nose, Sand shark
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
Habitat: Saltwater
Native: Africa, Asia
Distribution: Red sea, Indian ocean

Classification

Genus: Rhynchobatus - Rhynchobatus
Family: Rhinidae - Giant guitarfishes
Order: Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays
Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
- Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
  - Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
  - Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
  - Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
    
    Pristidae - Sawfishes->
    
    Rhinobatidae - Ražopsi->
    
    Rhinidae - Giant guitarfishes->
    
    Rhynchobatus - Rhynchobatus->
    
    Giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis)
    
    Bottlenose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus australiae)
    
    Clown wedgefish (Rhynchobatus cooki)
    
    Taiwanese Wedgefish (Rhynchobatus immaculatus)
    
    Smoothnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus laevis)
    
    African wedgefish (Rhynchobatus luebberti)
    
    Japanese wedgefish (Rhynchobatus mononoke)
    
    Eyebrow wedgefish (Rhynchobatus palpebratus)
    
    Broadnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus springeri)
    
    Rhina - Rhina->
    
    Rhynchorhina - Rhynchorhina->
    
    Glaucostegidae - Giant guitarfishes->
    
    Trygonorrhinidae - Banjo rays, Fiddler rays->
  - Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
  - Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
  - Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
  - Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
  - Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
  - Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
  - Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
  - Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
  - Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
  - Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
- Holocephali - Chimaeras->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->