Southern banded guitarfish explained

The southern banded guitarfish (Zapteryx xyster), also known as the witch guitarfish, is a species of fish in the Trygonorrhinidae family found at reefs and other habitats from shallow water to a depth of 90m (300feet) in the tropical East Pacific.^[1] It ranges from Mazatlan, Mexico, to Colombia, but it likely also occurs off Ecuador and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is closely related to the more northernly distributed banded guitarfish (Z. exasperata).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Froese. R.. Pauly. D.. Zapteryx xyster, Witch guitarfish. www.fishbase.org. World Wide Web electronic publication. 21 January 2018.
2. Kyne, P.M. . Charvet, P. . Areano, E.M. . Avalos, C. . Cevallos, A. . Espinoza, M. . González, A. . Herman, K. . Mejía-Falla, P.A. . Morales-Saldaña, J.M. . Navia, A.F. . Velez-Zuazo, X. . 2020 . Zapteryx xyster . 2020 . e.T60178A124448370 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60178A124448370.en . 18 November 2021.