Shovelnose guitarfish

Shovelnose guitarfish

Taxobox
name = "Rhinobatos productus"
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = unknown


image_width = 250px
image_caption =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Rajiformes
familia = Rhinobatidae
genus = "Rhinobatos"
species = "R. productus"
binomial = "Rhinobatos productus"
binomial_authority = Ayres, 1854

The shovelnose guitarfish, "Rhinobatos productus", is a ray that ranges from central California down to the Sea of Cortez. This species has had one documented case of an attack on a diver when a male guitarfish was interrupted during mating. Due to the tooth structure of the guitarfish, this attack could have resulted in a "gumming" at worst.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
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