Common Guitarfish
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Sharks and rays
The common guitarfish is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a bottom-dwelling fish feeding on crustaceans, other invertebrates and fish. The females give birth to live young. Its lifestyle makes it vulnerable to trawling and other fishing methods, populations seem to be declining, despite its name, and it has disappeared from parts of its range.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Rhinopristiformes
- Family
- Rhinobatidae
- Genus
- Rhinobatos