Banded guitarfish

Banded guitarfish
Banded guitarfish
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Zapteryx
Species: Z. exasperata
Binomial name
Zapteryx exasperata
(D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880)

The banded guitarfish, mottled guitarfish, prickly skate, or striped guitarfish (Zapteryx exasperata) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Mexico, the United States, possibly Colombia, possibly Costa Rica, possibly Ecuador, possibly El Salvador, possibly Guatemala, possibly Nicaragua, possibly Panama, and possibly Peru. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coastal saline lagoons.

Reproduction

Banded Guitarfish mate in March/April and give birth in shallow sandy bays in late spring/summer. Litter sizes are between 4-11 and the average birth size is 18 cm.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Banded Guitarfish Information and Pictures", Elasmodiver Shark and Ray Field Guide. Accessed October 17, 2011.

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