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Guitarfish have a body form intermediate between those of sharks and rays. The tail has a typical shark-like form, but in many species, the head has a triangular, or guitar -like shape, rather than the disc-shape formed by fusion with the pectoral fins found in other rays.
The common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) 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.
Rhina ancylostoma, also known as the bowmouth guitarfish, shark ray or mud skate, is a species of ray and a member of the family Rhinidae. Its evolutionary affinities are not fully resolved, though it may be related to true guitarfishes and skates .
Charlie the Tuna is the cartoon mascot and spokes-tuna for the StarKist brand. He was created in 1961 by Tom Rogers of the Leo Burnett Agency. Charlie the Tuna: Cleo Goldfish Pinocchio: A goldfish owned by the wood-carver Geppetto. Darwin Goldfish The Amazing World of Gumball: A goldfish who gets adopted by the Watterson family. Dennis Goldfish ...
The shovelnose guitarfish (Pseudobatos productus) is a ray in the family Rhinobatidae. P. productus was first described by ichthyologist William Orville Ayre in 1854 as Rhinobatos productus , [ 2 ] with the genus derived from the Greek word rhinos, meaning nose, and the Latin word batis, meaning ray. [ 3 ]
Sharpnose guitarfish exhibit an ovoviviparous reproductive lifestyle which is the embryos are in the form of eggs that remain within the mother until they're ready to hatch. [ 4 ] The internal feralization strategy allows the female to incubate the embryos and provide nutrition from the yolk sack. [ 10 ]
The common shovelnose ray, giant shovelnose ray or giant guitarfish [1] (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the central Indo-Pacific, ranging from India to the East China Sea, Solomon Islands and northern Australia.
The southern banded guitarfish (Zapteryx xyster), also known as the witch guitarfish, is a species of fish in the Trygonorrhinidae family found at reefs and other habitats from shallow water to a depth of 150 m in the tropical East Pacific. [2] It ranges from Mazatlan, Mexico, to Colombia, but it likely also occurs off Ecuador and Peru. [3]