Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae Guitarfishes

Genus: Pseudobatos

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Pseudobatos glaucostigmus
[Speckled guitarfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Pseudobatos horkelii
[Brazilian guitarfish]

Photo by Murch, A.

Pseudobatos lentiginosus
[Atlantic guitarfish]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Pseudobatos leucorhynchus
[Whitesnout guitarfish]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Pseudobatos percellens
[Chola guitarfish]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Pseudobatos planiceps
[Pacific guitarfish]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Pseudobatos prahli
[Gorgona guitarfish]

Photo by Murch, A.

Pseudobatos productus
[Shovelnose guitarfish]

8 Species of Family Rhinobatidae with Genus Pseudobatos
(Guitarfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1883	Pseudobatos glaucostigmus	Speckled guitarfish	Eastern Central Pacific	85 TL
1841	Pseudobatos horkelii	Brazilian guitarfish	Western South Atlantic	138 TL
1880	Pseudobatos lentiginosus	Atlantic guitarfish	Western Atlantic	76 TL
1867	Pseudobatos leucorhynchus	Whitesnout guitarfish	Eastern Central Pacific	70.2 TL
1792	Pseudobatos percellens	Chola guitarfish	Western Atlantic	100 WD
1880	Pseudobatos planiceps	Pacific guitarfish	Eastern Pacific	76.3 TL
1995	Pseudobatos prahli	Gorgona guitarfish	Eastern Pacific	90 TL
1854	Pseudobatos productus	Shovelnose guitarfish	Eastern Pacific	170 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: RhinopristiformesFamily: Rhinobatidae GuitarfishesGenus: Pseudobatos(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinobatidae Guitarfishes

Genus: Pseudobatos

(See list of species below)