guitarfish

noun

gui·tar·fish gə-ˈtär-ˌfish

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: 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. —

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