Speckled Guitarfish [Rhinobatos glaucostigma]
Description
This species is characterized by a distinct dorsal coloration, which is speckled and greyish-brown. It is found primarily in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from California to Panama. The Speckled Guitarfish is a demersal species that usually inhabits sandy or muddy bottom areas and feeds on small fish and invertebrates.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cartilaginous Fish
Chondrichthyes
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| Order |
Wedgefishes and Guitarfishes
Rhinopristiformes
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| Family |
Giant Guitarfishes
Glaucostegidae
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| Genus |
Sharpnose Guitarfish
Pseudobatos
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