Fiddlefish   FISH
Scientific Name:
Rhinobatos leucorhynchus
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Whitenose Guitarfish, Whitesnout Guitarfish
Group:
Fishes
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
NT-IUCN: 2006
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama

Facts Summary:
The Fiddlefish (Rhinobatos leucorhynchus) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "fishes" and found in the following area(s): Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama. This species is also known by the following name(s): Whitenose Guitarfish, Whitesnout Guitarfish.


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