The guitarfish is a cartilaginous fish that is half-ray and half-shark. Indeed, this species has the characteristics of a ray in the head and the front part of the body with a flattened shape and those of a shark in the back part of the body and the tail. The guitarfish's snout is triangular and can be more or less pointed depending on the species.

The guitarfish is a medium-sized fish with a maximum length of about 6.5 feet.

The Gorgona guitarfish has a snout with dark spots in the center and on the sides. Its body is sprinkled with numerous distinctive white dots. The Gorgona guitarfish also has two dorsal fins of the same size.

The Gorgona guitarfish is a small-sized species compared to other guitarfish. As an adult, it can reach a maximum length of about 3 feet.

The Gorgona guitarfish can be found in the Pacific ocean along the western coasts from southern Mexico down to northern Peru, including Costa Rica.

The Gorgona guitarfish lives in shallow coastal waters as well as on the continental shelf at depths not exceeding about 230 feet.

Populations of Gorgona guitarfish are steadily declining due to numerous accidental captures in fishing nets. The species was classified as Vulnerable in 2020 on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.