Common Guitarfish
- Common Name: Common guitarfish
- Scientific Name: Rhinobatos rhinobatos
- Diet: Mollusks, crustaceans, small fish
- Range: France to Angola, southern Mediterranean Sea
- Size: 3-5 feet, 50-60 pounds
- Lifespan: 15-25 years
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered
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Range & Location
The common guitarfish is found in the Atlantic Ocean from southern France to Angola. In the Mediterranean Sea, they live primarily along the southern and eastern coasts. The species is no longer found in the northern Mediterranean due to commercial fishing and habitat degradation.
Habitat
The common guitarfish live in shallow, sandy, and muddy inshore habitats.
Diet
They eat fish and invertebrates, such as mollusks and crustaceans.
Fun Facts
- Guitarfish are a type of ray and share physical characteristics with their fellow cartilaginous cousins, sharks!
- Most guitarfish species cover themselves in sand and mud while hunting on the ocean floor.
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- Common Name: Epaulette Shark
- Scientific Name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
- Diet: Crustaceans, polychaete worms, small fish
- Range: Southern coast of New Guinea, northern coast of Australia
- Size: 3 feet, 6 pounds
- Lifespan: 20-25 years
Cownose Ray
- Common Name: Cownose Ray
- Scientific Name: Rhinoptera bonasus
- Diet: Clams, oysters
- Range: Tropical waters in the western Atlantic Ocean
- Size: Average wingspan of 3 feet, up to 50 pounds
- Lifespan: Around 15 years