guitarfish
noun
gui·tar·fish
gə-ˈtär-ˌfish 
gi-
: any of several viviparous rays (family Rhinobatidae) somewhat like a guitar in shape viewed from above
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The surveys also indicated a strong presence of juvenile guitarfish from the end of August through early November.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Also in 2024, the second stage of an EU Action Plan for the oceans will kick in, forcing a change in rules for bottom fishing and fishing gear to specifically protect species such as common skate, guitarfish, great white shark, sturgeons, and turtles.
—Helen Czerski, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
Rhino Rays pushed to critically endangered A little boy looks at Rhinobatos armatus, also known as a guitarfish, swim past in a tank at the Berlin Aquarium November 27, 2004 in Berlin, Germany.
—Jasmine Aguilera, Time, 18 July 2019
Also caught was an Atlantic guitarfish, a species that has physical characteristics of both sharks and rays.
—David Fleshler, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Apr. 2018
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Also in 2024, the second stage of an EU Action Plan for the oceans will kick in, forcing a change in rules for bottom fishing and fishing gear to specifically protect species such as common skate, guitarfish, great white shark, sturgeons, and turtles.
—Helen Czerski, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
Rhino Rays pushed to critically endangered A little boy looks at Rhinobatos armatus, also known as a guitarfish, swim past in a tank at the Berlin Aquarium November 27, 2004 in Berlin, Germany.
—Jasmine Aguilera, Time, 18 July 2019
Also caught was an Atlantic guitarfish, a species that has physical characteristics of both sharks and rays.
—David Fleshler, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Apr. 2018
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“Guitarfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guitarfish. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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