These ‘pez diablo,’ or devil fish, are actually guitarfishes that have been caught, killed, dried and carved into exotic shapes. Bryan Huerta-Beltrán

Trade in a mythical fish is threatening real species of rays that are rare and at risk

They look like devils and hence are called pez diablo in Spanish, but these demonic objects are dried and mutilated versions of living rays known as guitarfish.
Giant guitarfish tertangkap di Papua Barat dan tergantung pada kapal nelayan. Salah spesies dari kelompok pari mirip hiu ini masuk dalam daftar IUCN Red List yang diperbaharui 18 Juli 2019. Conservation International/Abdy Hasan

Daftar Merah IUCN sebutkan 28.000 spesies terancam punah. Ahli ungkap angka ini masih akan bertambah

Pembaruan Daftar Merah IUCN Red List berupaya untuk memetakan sejauh mana keanekaragaman hayati yang telah hilang secara global.
The world’s five species of sawfish are the most threatened fishes in the world. David Wackenfelt

Plundered for their unique body parts, sawfish are on the brink

Sawfish are the most endangered group of marine fish in the world, largely thanks to overfishing and habitat loss. Formerly abundant, they have disappeared from many countries’ waters, and in many others…
The Largetooth Sawfish is one of the world’s largest fishes, growing to more than 6 metres. Miguel Clavero

Australian endangered species: Largetooth Sawfish

Sharks and rays are some of the world’s most threatened animals, with a quarter of all species at risk of extinction. Among the sharks and rays, sawfish are some of the most threatened, with all five species…

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