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Brown guitarfish
Rhinobatos schlegelii (Brown guitarfish · サカタザメ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum length of 100 cm is equal to the length of a 1 m ruler (Comparison).
- 💡 Considered the tastiest edible fish in its family, it is eaten thinly sliced raw or boiled with seasonings (FishBase).
- 💡 Its dried fins are used in shark-fin soup (FishBase).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
📖 1. Overview
The brown guitarfish is a guitarfish living on sandy and muddy bottoms near the coast and is a species recorded in Korea. It is known as the best-tasting edible fish in its family.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its maximum total length is about 100 cm, and males mature at around 55 cm. It is ovoviviparous, giving birth to 1–14 pups per litter.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on small bottom-dwelling animals. Its dried fins are used for shark-fin soup.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
It is a species recorded in Korea and listed on the National List of Species of Korea.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List CR (2021) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/104005557/104006031
- • IUCN Red List category CR — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 4S7XR
- • iucnredlist.org — 104006031
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000057350 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000057350
- • wikidata.org — Q3767509
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Rhinobatos schlegelii.jpg
- • fishbase.se — Rhinobatos-schlegelii.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Nick Schooler · Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Congeneric silhouette — Rhinobatos productus)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.