''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of

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in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''

Rhinobatos ''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''Acroteriobatu ...

'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found in warmer coastal parts of the

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, ranging from northern

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(USA) on the Pacific side, and from northeastern

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(USA) on the Atlantic side. They are brownish or grayish above, and reach up to depending on the exact species.

Species

There are nine currently recognized species in this genus: * ''

Pseudobatos buthi ''Pseudobatos buthi'', the spadenose guitarfish, is a ray in the family Rhinobatidae. Described in 2019 based on 82 museum specimens, little is known about this species in the wild. All 82 museum specimens were collected in the 1940s and 1950s ...

'' K.M. Rutledge, 2019 (spadenose guitarfish) * ''

Pseudobatos glaucostigmus ''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found in warmer coastal parts of the Americas, ranging fro ...

'' (

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& C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (speckled guitarfish) * ''

Pseudobatos horkelii The Brazilian guitarfish (''Pseudobatos horkelii'') is a species of fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitat is coastal waters on the continental shelf. This fish is viviparous and has a long gestation ...

'' ( J. P. Müller &

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, 1841) (Brazilian guitarfish) * ''

Pseudobatos lentiginosus ''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to '' Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found in warmer coastal parts of the Americas, ranging fr ...

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, 1880) (Atlantic guitarfish) * ''

Pseudobatos leucorhynchus ''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found in warmer coastal parts of the Americas, ranging fro ...

'' ( Günther, 1867) (whitesnout guitarfish) * ''

Pseudobatos percellens ''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found in warmer coastal parts of the Americas, ranging fro ...

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, 1792) (Chola guitarfish) * ''

Pseudobatos planiceps The flathead guitarfish or Pacific guitarfish (''Pseudobatos planiceps'') is a species of cartilaginous fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in shallow seas around Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Nicaragua. Its natural habitat is the ...

'' (

, 1880) (Pacific guitarfish) * ''

Pseudobatos prahli ''Pseudobatos prahli'', also known by its common name Gorgona guitarfish is a species from the genus ''Pseudobatos''. It is distinguished from other members of the genus by its coloration and rostral cartilages, and is native to the eastern Paci ...

'' ( Acero P &

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, 1995) (Gorgona guitarfish) * ''

Pseudobatos productus The shovelnose guitarfish (''Pseudobatos productus'') is a Batoidea, ray in the family Rhinobatidae. ''P. productus'' was first described by ichthyologist William Orville Ayres, William Orville Ayre in 1854 as ''Rhinobatos productus'', with the g ...

'' ( Ayres, 1854) (shovelnose guitarfish)

References

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