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    Giant guitarfish

    Giant guitarfish

    Rhynchobatus djiddensis

    Sharks & Rays
    Critically Endangered

    The Giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) is recorded at 9 diving areas across 7 countries, most often around KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Town & Western Cape and Sodwana Bay.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 3 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Trincomalee & East CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    VisayasPhilippines
    Rarely seen here
    Koh TaoThailand
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderRhinopristiformes
    FamilyRhinidae
    GenusRhynchobatus

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