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Giant Guitarfish

Rhynchobatus djiddensis

Also known as: Giant Sandshark, Guitarfish, Ploughfish, Sandshark, Sandy, Sharkfin Guitarfish, Sharkray, Shovelnose, Spotted Guitarfish, Wedgefish, Whitespot Giant Guitarfish, White-spotted Guitarfish, White-spotted Shovelnose, White-spotted Shovelnose Guitarfish, White-spotted Shovelnose Ray, White-spotted Wedgefish

CRCritically EndangeredIUCN Red List, 2019
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Adult
@greatwhite · Lady Musgrave Island, Australia · February 20121 / 6
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Overview

Found singly, resting on the bottoms, over shallow inshore waters and estuaries.

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

COLOURS
Pattern
white spots
Behaviour
bottom dwellingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 6
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Found singly, resting on the bottoms, over shallow inshore waters and estuaries.

RANGE
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classElasmobranchii
    4. orderRhinopristiformes
    5. familyRhinidae
    6. genusRhynchobatus
    7. speciesRhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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