Acroteriobatus

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Acroteriobatus
Rhinobatos annulatus 2494.jpg
Acroteriobatus annulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Rhinopristiformes
Family:
Rhinobatidae
Genus:
Acroteriobatus

Giltay, 1928

Acroteriobatus is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to Rhinobatos, recent authors treat it as distinct.[1][2]

They are found near the shore off southern Africa and in the northwestern Indian Ocean. They are brownish above, often with a spotted pattern, and reach up to 60–140 cm (2.0–4.6 ft) depending on the exact species.[2]

Species[]

There are eight currently recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • (2021) (Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish)
  • Acroteriobatus annulatus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Lesser guitarfish)
  • Acroteriobatus blochii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluntnose guitarfish)
  • (Norman, 1926) (Grayspotted guitarfish)
  • (Norman, 1926) (Speckled guitarfish)
  • Last, Hendeson & Naylor, 2016 (Oman guitarfish)
  • Acroteriobatus salalah (J. E. Randall & Compagno, 1995) (Salalah guitarfish)
  • (2021) (Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish)
  • Acroteriobatus variegatus (Nair & Lal Mohan, 1973) (Stripenose guitarfish)
  • Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis (Norman, 1926) (Zanzibar guitarfish)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Last, P.R.; Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2016). "A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea)". Zootaxa. 4117 (4): 451–475. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1. PMID 27395187.
  2. ^ a b c Last; White; de Carvalho; Séret; Stehmann; Naylor, eds. (2016). Rays of the World. CSIRO. pp. 77–86. ISBN 9780643109148.
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