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Brown Guitarfish
Rhinobatos schlegelii
The brown guitarfish (Rhinobatos schlegelii) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is a small shark-like ray, up to 100 cm in total length. It is found in North West Pacific between Taiwan and Japan. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters. The Taiwan guitarfish (Rhinobatos formosensis) was formerly considered a distinct species, but is now considered a junior synonym.
From the article Brown guitarfish on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
At the table
It is used for its meat, fins, skin and cartilage. Kyushu, Shikoku and Seto Inland Sea regions in Japan use the meat for sashimi. The meat is considered valuable in Japan and Korea. The fins are consumed domestically in China. Internationally, the skin may be dried and traded as a luxury leather product.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 111683.