Lesser Guitarfish

Acroteriobatus annulatus

Sharks and rays
IUCN: Vulnerable

Usual depth39–108 m
Water temperature15–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember
How commonOccasional

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About this species

The lesser guitarfish or lesser sandshark is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Lesser guitarfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 12 records
February: 1 records
March: 6 records
April: 87 records
May: 130 records
June: 91 records
July: 6 records
August: 7 records
September: 438 records
October: 56 records
November: 9 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 39–108 m · Deepest record: 320 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 28 records
40–50 m: 35 records
50–60 m: 33 records
60–70 m: 32 records
70–80 m: 29 records
80–90 m: 49 records
90–100 m: 25 records
100–110 m: 27 records
110–120 m: 17 records
120–130 m: 2 records
130+ m: 7 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 88 records
18–20 °C: 517 records
20–22 °C: 53 records
22–24 °C: 14 records
24–26 °C: 32 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Lesser Guitarfish, Lesser Sandshark, Sandshark

Names in 2 more languages

German: Ringelgitarrenrochen
Spanish: Raya guitarra enana de arena

Other scientific names: Rhinobatos annulatus, Rhinobatus annulatus

Similar species

Grayspottted Guitarfish
Acroteriobatus leucospilus
Speckled Guitarfish
Acroteriobatus ocellatus
Stripenose Guitarfish
Acroteriobatus variegatus
Philippine Guitarfish
Rhinobatos whitei

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
858 open-data records from 1841 to 2023.

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