These creations threaten this already imperiled species. Researchers raise red flag over bizarre, harmful souvenir at popular ...

Internationally, the guitarfish trade is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, an international agreement between governments.

An intact guitarfish, left, and a carved, dried version. Bryan Huerta-Beltrán, CC BY-ND This is a common challenge for agencies that monitor trade in animal products.

it can be hard to distinguish one guitarfish species from another. It’s especially hard to identify dried and mutilated guitarfishes that have been processed into pez diablo and look very different ...