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''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of
fish A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...
in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be
polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage that includes organisms with mixed evolutionary origin but does not include their most recent common ancestor. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as Homoplasy, homoplasies ...
, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''
Acroteriobatus ''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. They are found near the shore off southern Africa and in the no ...
'', '' Glaucostegus'', and ''
Pseudobatos ''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 from ...
''.


Species

The 20 currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Rhinobatos albomaculatus''
Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1930
(White-spotted guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos annandalei''
Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1926
(Annandale's guitarfish) * ''
Rhinobatos austini ''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 ...
'' Ebert & Gon, 2017 (Austin’s guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos borneensis''
Last A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations ...
, Séret & Naylor, 2016
(Borneo guitarfish) * ''
Rhinobatos formosensis The brown guitarfish (''Rhinobatos schlegelii'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in western Pacific of Taiwan and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine An ...
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Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1926
(Taiwan guitarfish) * ''
Rhinobatos holcorhynchus ''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 ...
''
Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1922
(Slender guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos hynnicephalus'' J. Richardson, 1846 (Ringstreaked guitarfish) * ''
Rhinobatos irvinei ''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 ...
''
Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1931
(Spineback guitarfish) * ''
Rhinobatos jimbaranensis ''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 ...
''
Last A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations ...
, W. T. White & Fahmi, 2006
(Jimbaran shovelnose ray) * ''
Rhinobatos lionotus ''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 ...
''
Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1926
(Smoothback guitarfish) * ''
Rhinobatos manai ''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 ...
'' W. T. White,
Last A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations ...
& Naylor, 2016
(Papuan guitarfish) * ''
Rhinobatos nudidorsalis The bareback shovelnose ray (''Rhinobatos nudidorsalis'') or nakedback guitarfish, is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Seychelles and Mauritius. Its natural habitat is open sea A sea is a large body of salt wa ...
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Last A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations ...
, Compagno & Nakaya, 2004
(Bareback shovelnose ray) * ''
Rhinobatos penggali ''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 ...
''
Last A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations ...
, W. T. White & Fahmi, 2006
(Indonesian shovelnose ray) * ''
Rhinobatos punctifer ''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 ...
'' Compagno & J. E. Randall, 1987 (Spotted guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos ranongensis''
Last A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations ...
, Séret & Naylor, 2019
(Ranong guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos rhinobatos''
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
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1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
(Common guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos sainsburyi''
Last A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations ...
, 2004
(Goldeneye shovelnose ray) * '' Rhinobatos schlegelii'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Brown guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos thouiniana'' (Shaw, 1804) (Shaw's shovelnose guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos whitei''
Last A last is a mechanical form shaped like a human foot. It is used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for. Common variations ...
, Corrigan & Naylor, 2014
(Philippine guitarfish)


Extinct species

Species within this genus include:Paleobiology Database
/ref> * ''†Rhinobatos bruxelliensis'' Jaekel 1894 * ''†Rhinobatos casieri'' Herman 1975 * ''†Rhinobatos grandis'' Davis 1887 * ''†Rhinobatos hakelensis'' Capetta 1980 * ''†Rhinobatos incertus'' Cappetta 1973 * ''†Rhinobatos intermedius'' Davis 1887 * ''†Rhinobatos latus'' Davis 1887 * ''†Rhinobatos maronita'' Pictet and Humbert 1866 * ''†Rhinobatos primarmatus'' Woodward 1889 * ''†Rhinobatos sahnii'' Sahni and Mehrotra 1981 * ''†Rhinobatos steurbauti'' Cappetta and Nolf 1981 * ''†Rhinobatos tenuirostris'' Davis 1887 * ''†Rhinobatos whitfieldi'' Hay 1903 ''†Rhinobatos beurleni'' Silva Santos 1968 moved into its own genus, '' Iansan''.


Fossil record

These fishes lived from the
Tithonian In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age (geology), age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage (stratigraphy), stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 149.2 ±0.7 annum, Ma and 143.1 ±0.6 (mi ...
age to Present (from 150 to 0 million years ago). Fossils have been found in Brazil, Europe, Africa, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, India and United States.


Gallery

File:Rhinobatos hynnicephalus.jpg, '' Rhinobatos hynnicephalus'' File:Rhinobatos Rhinobatos.jpg, '' Rhinobatos rhinobatos'' File:Rhinobatos schlegelii.jpg, '' Rhinobatos schlegelii''


See also

*
List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes ''and'' are known from the fossil record. This list excludes purely v ...


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2714221 Rhinobatidae Ray genera Romualdo Formation Fish described in 1790 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Extant Aptian first appearances