Cartilaginous fish · Rajiformes · Rhinobatidae
Common Guitarfish
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Critically Endangered
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
The common guitarfish is a fish of the class Elasmobranchii. It combines the features of a ray at the front with those of a shark at the rear, with a long, pointed snout and skin bearing a row of central spines. Its dorsal colour ranges from greyish brown to yellowish, and the underside is white. These fish can reach up to 1 metre in length.
Weight
up to 26.6 kg
Size
up to 1.9 m
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
