Bluntnose guitarfish

The bluntnose guitarfish or fiddlefish (Acroteriobatus blochii) is a species of ray in the family Rhinobatidae.^[2] It found in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.^[1] Its natural habitats are shallow seas and estuarine waters.^[1] It is potentially threatened by habitat loss owing to diamond mining on the Namibian coast.^[1] A. blochii is frequently misidentified as and closely related to A. annulatus.^[3]

Bluntnose guitarfish
A female juvenile A. blochii preserved in alcohol
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rhinopristiformes
Family:	Rhinobatidae
Genus:	Acroteriobatus
Species:	A. blochii
Binomial name
Acroteriobatus blochii J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841
Synonyms[2]
Rhinobatos blochii (Müller & Henle, 1841) Rhinobatos blochii Müller & Henle, 1841 Rhinobatus blochii Müller & Henle, 1841