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The guitarfish, also referred to as shovelnose rays, are a family, Rhinobatidae, of rays. The guitarfish are known for an elongated body with a flattened head and trunk and small, ray-like wings. The combined range of the various species is tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate waters worldwide.
The shovelnose guitarfish (Pseudobatos productus) is a ray in the family Rhinobatidae. P. productus was first described by ichthyologist William Orville Ayre in 1854 as Rhinobatos productus, [2] with the genus derived from the Greek word rhinos, meaning nose, and the Latin word batis, meaning ray. [3]
The common shovelnose ray, giant shovelnose ray or giant guitarfish [1] (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the central Indo-Pacific, ranging from India to the East China Sea, Solomon Islands and northern Australia.
The eastern shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata) is a species of guitarfish in the family Rhinobatidae [2] of order Rhinopristiformes.The species is endemic to the east coast of Australia and inhabits subtropical and temperate waters from southern Queensland to southern New South Wales.
Spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari. Batomorphi is a clade of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays, ... Shovelnose rays and relatives 1 2 5–7 3–5 2
The southern shovelnose ray, western shovelnose ray, or yellow shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema vincentiana) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is endemic to southern Australia. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas.
The western shovelnose stingaree (Trygonoptera mucosa) is a common species of stingray in the family Urolophidae, inhabiting shallow sandy flats and seagrass beds off southwestern Australia from Perth to Gulf St Vincent. Growing to 37 cm (15 in) long, this small ray has a rounded pectoral fin disc and a blunt, broadly triangular snout. Its ...
Rhinobatos penggali Last, W. T. White & Fahmi, 2006 (Indonesian shovelnose ray) [4] Rhinobatos punctifer Compagno & J. E. Randall, 1987 (Spotted guitarfish) Rhinobatos ranongensis Last, Séret & Naylor, 2019 (Ranong guitarfish) Rhinobatos rhinobatos Linnaeus, 1758 (Common guitarfish) Rhinobatos sainsburyi Last, 2004 (Goldeneye shovelnose ray)