guitarfish

[gi-tahr-fish]

noun

plural

guitarfish ,

plural

guitarfishes .

1. any sharklike ray of the family Rhinobatidae, of warm seas, resembling a guitar in shape.

guitarfish

/ ɡɪˈtɑːˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. any marine sharklike ray of the family Rhinobatidae, having a guitar-shaped body with a stout tail and occurring at the bottom of the sea

Word History and Origins

Origin of guitarfish¹

First recorded in 1900–05; guitar + fish

Example Sentences

The critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish is also threatened by demand for a different luxury item: jewelry.

From National Geographic

The guitarfish family of shark-like rays, whose fins are traded like shark fins, also had 37 species receive new protections.

From BBC

A bowmouth guitarfish, along with about a quarter of the reef fishes, will be purchased from reputable dealers with permits to capture from the wild.

From Seattle Times

But smaller sea creatures, including shovelnose guitarfish, bat rays and horn sharks, live in Southern California’s estuaries and lagoons, swim just off its coastal beaches and feed along the now-tainted shoreline off Orange County.

From Washington Post

They tested the eDNA collected from market drainage systems and found 144 marine creatures represented, including three internationally protected species: two sharks and a close shark relative, the blackchin guitarfish.

From Washington Post