Whitespotted Guitarfish
Rhynchobatus australiae
Rhynchobatus australiae, also called the white-spotted guitarfish, white-spotted wedgefish or bottlenose wedgefish, is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found from shallow waters to a depth of at least 60 m (200 ft) in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the East African coast and the Red Sea, to Taiwan, the Philippines and Australia. It is part of a species complex that also includes the giant guitarfish, the broadnose wedgefish and possibly the smoothnose wedgefish. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Whitespotted Guitarfish sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Whitespotted Guitarfish are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Whitespotted Guitarfish in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Whitespotted Guitarfish sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Whitespotted Guitarfish in Ningaloo Marine Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Whitespotted Guitarfish in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.