Bluntnose Guitarfish
Acroteriobatus blochii
- Group: Ray
- Max size: 1 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A rarely seen guitarfish of shallow inshore bays and sandy beaches, the bluntnose grows to about a metre with the flattened, ray like front and shark like tail of its kind. It bears live young and turns up now and then in shore fisheries.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Rhinopristiformes › Rhinobatidae › Acroteriobatus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1022262.
FAQ
- Is the Bluntnose Guitarfish dangerous to divers?
- The Bluntnose Guitarfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Bluntnose Guitarfish get?
- The Bluntnose Guitarfish grows to about 1 m.