Acroteriobatus blochii
Acroteriobatus blochii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Bluntnose guitarfish
Acroteriobatus blochii
photo by SFSA


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Family:  Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes)
Max. size:  100 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine
Distribution:  Southeast Atlantic to West Indian Ocean: Namibia (Walvis Bay) to South Africa (Cape of Good Hope).
Diagnosis:  A guitarfish with a broadly pointed snout and a broad pectoral disc (Ref. 5578). Plain brown above, young with white spots (Ref. 5578).
Biology:  A rare and unknown species found inshore, in shallow bays and off sandy beaches (Ref. 5578). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Reaches 96 cm TL (Ref. 114953). Occasionally taken in recreational shore fisheries (Ref. 127960).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 April 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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