Giant guitarfish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the giant guitarfish lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhynchobatus djiddensis
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rajiformes
Family	Rhinidae

Where does the giant guitarfish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the giant guitarfish in 4 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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 giant guitarfish endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the giant guitarfish?

The giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Rajiformes and the family Rhinidae, genus Rhynchobatus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the giant guitarfish

The giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis), also known as the whitespotted wedgefish and the sand skate, is a large species of guitarfish in the family Rhinidae. It is restricted to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and western Indian Ocean, but was formerly considered more widespread due to confusion with its relatives.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Giant guitarfish (revision 1374266257), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q260678 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).