Species ID
View AllWhitespotted Guitarfish
( Rhynchobatus australiae )
Description
Other names
Whitespotted Wedgefish, Fiddler, Giant Guitarfish, Sandshark, Shovelnose Shark, Whitespot Ray, Whitespot Shovelnose Ray, White-spotted Guitarfish
How to Catch
Distribution
Eating
Fast Facts
- Is a member of the family Rhynchobatidae (wedgefishes)
- Can grow to 3m in length
- Body covered in white to blueish spots
- Often misidentified as Shovelnose rays, and differs in that the caudal fin has two lobes as opposed to one in Shovelnose Rays
- Caught from surf beaches and put up a great fight
- Good eating
