{"id":15456,"date":"2024-11-26T00:16:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T05:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T23:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:41:58","slug":"atlantic-guitarfish","status":"publish","type":"species","link":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic guitarfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color:#000000\">The Atlantic guitarfish is a smooth, streamlined fish with a diamond-shaped head and triangular fins extending from its sides. Mostly gray, it has white spots scattered across its body. These fish can swim as deep as 98 feet (30 meters), showcasing their ability to navigate both shallow and deeper waters.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15457,"template":"","class_list":["post-15456","species","type-species","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Atlantic guitarfish | Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Atlantic guitarfish | Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Atlantic guitarfish is a smooth, streamlined fish with a diamond-shaped head and triangular fins extending from its sides. Mostly gray, it has white spots scattered across its body. These&nbsp;&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-10T04:41:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fae0006b-3224-4971-8bef-8fd66e77dbce_lg.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1264\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"948\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/\",\"name\":\"Atlantic guitarfish | Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fae0006b-3224-4971-8bef-8fd66e77dbce_lg.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-26T05:16:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-10T04:41:58+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fae0006b-3224-4971-8bef-8fd66e77dbce_lg.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fae0006b-3224-4971-8bef-8fd66e77dbce_lg.jpg\",\"width\":1264,\"height\":948,\"caption\":\"This is Mote's male freckled guitarfish, also known as the Atlantic guitarfish (Pseudobatos lentiginosus). Although it kind of looks like a shark, it's actually a ray.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Species\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Atlantic guitarfish\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/\",\"name\":\"Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium\",\"description\":\"Today&#039;s Research for Tomorrow&#039;s Oceans\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/logo-mote-marine-laboratory-aquarium.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/logo-mote-marine-laboratory-aquarium.jpg\",\"width\":700,\"height\":700,\"caption\":\"Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Atlantic guitarfish | Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Atlantic guitarfish | Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium","og_description":"The Atlantic guitarfish is a smooth, streamlined fish with a diamond-shaped head and triangular fins extending from its sides. Mostly gray, it has white spots scattered across its body. These&nbsp;&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/","og_site_name":"Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium","article_modified_time":"2026-01-10T04:41:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1264,"height":948,"url":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fae0006b-3224-4971-8bef-8fd66e77dbce_lg.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/","url":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/","name":"Atlantic guitarfish | Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fae0006b-3224-4971-8bef-8fd66e77dbce_lg.jpg","datePublished":"2024-11-26T05:16:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-10T04:41:58+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fae0006b-3224-4971-8bef-8fd66e77dbce_lg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/fae0006b-3224-4971-8bef-8fd66e77dbce_lg.jpg","width":1264,"height":948,"caption":"This is Mote's male freckled guitarfish, also known as the Atlantic guitarfish (Pseudobatos lentiginosus). Although it kind of looks like a shark, it's actually a ray."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/atlantic-guitarfish\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mote.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Species","item":"https:\/\/mote.org\/animal-encyclopedia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Atlantic guitarfish"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mote.org\/","name":"Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium","description":"Today&#039;s Research for Tomorrow&#039;s Oceans","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mote.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/#organization","name":"Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium","url":"https:\/\/mote.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/logo-mote-marine-laboratory-aquarium.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/logo-mote-marine-laboratory-aquarium.jpg","width":700,"height":700,"caption":"Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mote.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/species\/15456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/species"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/species"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}