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Sharks & rays

Atlantic Guitarfish

Pseudobatos lentiginosus

Also known as: Freckled Guitarfish, Jumping Jack, Shovelnose Guitarfish, Spotted Guitarfish, Sandshark, Wedgefish

VUVulnerableIUCN Red List, 2020
Adult
@MaastrichianGuy · US, United States · October 20191 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, often partially buried, or resting on mud, sand, and weedy bottoms, close to reef patches along shorelines.

Guitarfish catch their prey by using a suction method called "jumping jacks" when jumping out of the water.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic
  • Exact location · 1
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Found singly, often partially buried, or resting on mud, sand, and weedy bottoms, close to reef patches along shorelines.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classElasmobranchii
    4. orderRhinopristiformes
    5. familyRhinobatidae
    6. genusPseudobatos
    7. speciesPseudobatos lentiginosus (Garman, 1880)

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    More in the family

    Rhinopristiformes