Shortnose guitarfish

The shortnose guitarfish (Zapteryx brevirostris) is a species of fish in the Trygonorrhinidae family found in the southwest Atlantic in coastal parts near sandy sea floors of southern Brazil, through Uruguay, to northeast Argentina.[1] It reaches a length of 66 cm (2.17 ft).[2] Their diet consist of Crabs, worms, clams and small fishes.The guitarfish has become critically endangered because of the rapid decline caused by overfishing.This Rajiformes article is a stub.
Conservation statusEndangeredIUCN 3.1Scientific classificationEukaryotaAnimaliaChordataChondrichthyesElasmobranchiiRhinopristiformesTrygonorrhinidaeZapteryxBinomial nameJ. P. MüllerAtlanticBrazilUruguayArgentinacritically endangeredoverfishingIUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesWikidataWikispeciesARKiveFishBaseiNaturalistOpen Tree of LifeRajiformes