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Whitespotted Guitarfish,Swimming

Reference

IB3077

Category

Sharks and Rays

Family Name

Guitarfishes - RHINCHOBATIDAE

Common Name

Whitespotted Guitarfish,Swimming

Scientific Name

Rhynchobatus australiae

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Occurring in inshore waters and estuaries, Guitarfishes can grow to over 3 m in length. They have small, blunt teeth and feed mainly on crustaceans, molluscs, cephalopods and small fishes.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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