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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Trygonorrhinidae |
| Genus: | Zapteryx |
| Species: | Z. brevirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Zapteryx brevirostris (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) | |
Some researchers have taken some into captivity and were put into breeding programs at the Ubatuba aquarium in Brazil and some were successful.
References
- Pollom, R.; Barreto, R.; Charvet, P.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Faria, V.; Herman, K.; Marcante, F.; Montealegre-Quijano, S.; Motta, F.; Paesch, L.; Rincon, G. (2020). "Zapteryx brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61419A3104442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61419A3104442.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Pollom, R.; Barreto, R.; Charvet, P.; Chiaramonte, G.E.; Cuevas, J.M.; Faria, V.; Herman, K.; Marcante, F.; Montealegre-Quijano, S.; Motta, F.; Paesch, L.; Rincon, G. (2020). "Zapteryx brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61419A3104442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61419A3104442.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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