Chola guitarfish
(Rhinobatos percellens)
General data
Scientific names:
Chola guitarfish
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Temperate
Native to coast of:
Europe
Western Atlantic: Caribbean to Brazil, and possibly further south to northern Argentina.
Eastern Atlantic: tropical waters of West Africa.
Max length : 100.0 cm; common length : 70.0 cm
Morphology
Shorter nostrils, no enlarged tubercles on the tip of the snout. Olive gray, reddish-brown or chocolate brown. Pale translucent area on either side of rostral ridges. Darker brown spots or blotches on sides. Lower surface pale yellowish, greyish or dusky white, tip of the snout with a more or less conspicuous sooty blotch.
