Common guitarfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common guitarfish lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rajiformes
Family	Rhinobatidae

Where does the common guitarfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common guitarfish in 2 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common guitarfish endangered?

The common guitarfish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common guitarfish?

The common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Rajiformes and the family Rhinobatidae, genus Rhinobatos. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common guitarfish

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. 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common guitarfish (revision 1355331640), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3496840 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).