| Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes) |
| 75 cm TL (male/unsexed); 76 cm TL (female) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m |
| Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to the northern Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan, Mexico. |
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Elongate, with a heart-shaped disk terminating in a wedge-shaped snout with a few enlarged tubercles on tip (Ref. 26938). Ashy gray to olive brown or chocolate brown. Entire upper surface is thickly freckled with several hundred small whitish dots. Lower surface is pale yellow or yellowish white or plain white, fins slightly darker than trunk (Ref. 6902). |
| Inhabits sandy and weedy bottoms, sometimes near patch reefs. Also found along beaches from shoreline to depths of 30 m (Ref. 26938). Usually buried in the sand or mud. Feeds on mollusks and crustaceans. Ovoviviparous, with up to 6 in a litter (Ref. 12951). Size at birth 20 cm (Ref. 12951). Generally uncommon (Ref. 9710). |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 23 June 2019 (A2cd) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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