Scientific Name	Rhinobatos formosensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Norman, 1926	Depth	0 - 119M
Chinese	臺灣琵琶鱝	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	琵琶鱝科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F047　Rhinobatidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	臺灣犁頭鰩
Max Length	73 cmTL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	飯匙鯊、魴仔、湯匙(澎湖)、[魚本]仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Taiwan (Formosa)
Synonyms	Rhinobatus formosensis
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. 臺灣產板鰓魚類之研究 第七報臺灣產梨頭鱝類及其一新種 (鄧火土，1959)；3. Ebert, D. A., W. T. White, H.-C. Ho, P. R. Last, K. Nakaya, B. Séret, N. Straube, G. J. P. Naylor and M. R. C. de Carvalho (2013) An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan. Zootaxa 3752 (no. 1): 279-386.   Norman, J. R. 1926 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	BMNH1862.1.26.69-70Syntype. FRIP00937. NMMBP04280. NTMP1242. NTOU-AE6198. NTUM06680. NTUM06802. RUSI35849.
Common Name	Taiwan guitarfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Disc subtriangular, longer than wide. Snout long, bluntly pointed, the margins a little concave, 2.0 to 2.3 in disc length; rostral ridges rather narrow, more or less separated throughout their length. Eyes 5.0 to 5.3 in snout. Nostrils moderately long, oblique, 1.5 to 1.6 in mouth; anterior valve extending inwards nearly as far as level of inner edge of nostril. Mouth nearly straight, 3.3 to 3.5 in snout. Two dorsal. First dorsal behind ventral base greater than interdorsal. Ventrals close to the pectorals. Tail depressed, with lateral fold; caudal small, subcaudal weak, without a lobe. Skin covered with minute denticles, smooth to the touth; a series of rudimentary tubercles in median line of back. Specimen in formalin black-brown above, whitish below.
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Distribution	Taiwan
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