Rhinobatidae

fish family

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Rhinobatidae is a family of fish closely related to rays, commonly known as guitarfish. These fish have a flattened body with pectoral fins attached to their heads, and a hindbody that resembles a shark with two dorsal fins and a tail fin. They can grow up to 2 meters (6 feet) in length and are found in tropical and warm temperate waters worldwide, typically in shallow areas. Guitarfish feed on small fish, crustaceans, and mollusks. They are viviparous, meaning they give birth to live young. The family Rhinobatidae includes species like guitarfishes and fiddler rays.12

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Family Rhinobatidae Caudal fin not bilobed; posterior edges of pectoral fins extending rearward at least as far as the origin of the pelvics. Small, rounded, closely set teeth. Size to about 1.8 metres (about 6 feet). About 7 genera and 26 species; tropical and warm temperate…
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Family Rhinobatidae Caudal fin not bilobed; posterior edges of pectoral fins extending rearward at least as far as the origin of the pelvics. Small, rounded, closely set teeth. Size to about 1.8 metres (about 6 feet). About 7 genera and 26 species; tropical and warm temperate…
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