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Atlantic guitarfish

Pseudobatos lentiginosus

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Fun Facts

These fish can swim to a maximum depth of 98 feet (30 meters.) 

Species Type:

Sharks & Rays

Common Name(s):

Atlantic guitarfish

Size:

This species can reach up to 2.5 feet (30 inches) long.

Diet:

Atlantic guitarfish eat benthic shelled organisms like clams and mollusks as well as shrimps and crabs.

Range & Habitat:

In the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic guitarfish live near inshore muddy and sandy bottom habitats.

Details:

Atlantic guitarfish are long and smooth fish. They have long, diamond-shaped faces and a set of triangular pectoral fins right behind. Mostly gray, these guitarfish have dense groupings of randomly scattered white spots.