Banded Guitarfish
Zapteryx exasperata
- Group: Ray
- Typical depth: 1–200 m
- Max size: 83 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: DD
A banded guitarfish of rocky inshore ground, it stays mostly in less than ten metres in warm months and moves offshore onto soft bottoms in autumn and winter. Docile and easily approached by divers, it feeds on mollusks and crustaceans and bears small litters of live pups.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Rhinopristiformes › Trygonorrhinidae › Zapteryx
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 283213.
FAQ
- How deep does the Banded Guitarfish live?
- The Banded Guitarfish (Zapteryx exasperata) is typically found at 1–200 m.
- Is the Banded Guitarfish dangerous to divers?
- The Banded Guitarfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Banded Guitarfish get?
- The Banded Guitarfish grows to about 83 cm.