What makes the guitarfish so unique? Is it just its name or is it what it looks like? Or could it be what features it has? Where it lives is called the Neritic zone and is located on the continental shelf. It is a spot where sunlight hits the seafloor. There is low water pressure and a constant temperature. Lots of organisms enjoy the Neritic zone. Like all animals, the Bowmouth Guitarfish’, also known as the sharkfin guitarfish, ecosystem affects everything about their lives such as their adaptations and the environmental threats they face.
The Bowmouth guitarfish has many adaptations such as, they have ridges on their head, they have rigid strong teeth, and they have a wide head. To begin, one of the bowmouth guitarfish adaptations is heavy ridges of sharp thorns built into its head. The bowmouth guitarfish has ridges on its head that it uses to hit predators. These are usually a different color than their skin. This helps the guitarfish because if it is being…show more content… First, one environmental threat the bowmouth guitarfish faces is habitat destruction. In the text habitat destruction from humans is very bad because they don’t have anywhere else to go. This proves that this is a threat because if they don’t have anywhere to relocate to then they will die. Next, another threat to the Bowmouth is pollution. In the article it states that pollution is a problem because it contaminates the water. This tells you that this is a problem because when the water is contaminated, it kills the fish. Finally, the last threat is poorly managed fishing. In the text it says that trawling is a huge problem because they may accidently kill animals as by catch. This illustrates that this is a threat because if they get killed like this they might become
