Rhinobatos irvinei Norman, 1931

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 103

Rhinobatos irvinei Norman, 1931

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 100 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: demersal

Depth range:?- 30 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: CR – Critically Endangered (A2d / 2021) Source: bibliography, preserved, observation

Distribution and remarks: East Atlantic: known from Morocco to southern Angola, a record from Namibia needs confirmation. Observed along the coast of Gabon on board of industrial trawlers and artisanal boats (Chartrain and De Bruyne, pers. obs.).