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Family: Rhinobatidae Guitarfishes



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Max. Length 100 cm TL

 
Acroteriobatus andysabini
[Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish]

Photo by Jones, I.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Acroteriobatus annulatus (Smith, 1841)

Photo by Photo by Jones, I.
 
Acroteriobatus annulatus
[Lesser sandshark]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Acroteriobatus blochii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Acroteriobatus blochii
[Bluntnose guitarfish]

Photo by Henlé, C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 96 cm TL
Acroteriobatus leucospilus (Norman, 1926)

Photo by Photo by Henlé, C.
 
Acroteriobatus leucospilus
[Grayspottted guitarfish]

Photo by SFSA

South-West Indian Ocean
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Acroteriobatus ocellatus (Norman, 1926)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Acroteriobatus ocellatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm TL

 
Acroteriobatus omanensis
[Omn guitarfish]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Northwest Indian Ocean
Max. Length 78 cm TL
Acroteriobatus salalah (Randall & Compagno, 1995)

Photo by Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Acroteriobatus salalah
[Salalah guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 62.2 cm TL

 
Acroteriobatus stehmanni
[Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish]

Photo by Vishnuraj, RS

Northern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Acroteriobatus variegatus (Nair & Lal Mohan, 1973)

Photo by Photo by Vishnuraj, RS
 
Acroteriobatus variegatus
[Stripenose guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL

 
Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis
[Zanzibar guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 68.5 cm TL

 
Pseudobatos buthi
[Spadenose guitarfish]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Pseudobatos glaucostigma (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Pseudobatos glaucostigma
[Speckled guitarfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Western South Atlantic
Max. Length 138 cm TL
Pseudobatos horkelii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Pseudobatos horkelii
[Brazilian guitarfish]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Pseudobatos lentiginosus (Garman, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Pseudobatos lentiginosus
[Atlantic guitarfish]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 118 cm TL
Pseudobatos leucorhynchus (Günther, 1867)

Photo by Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Pseudobatos leucorhynchus
[Whitesnout guitarfish]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm WD
Pseudobatos percellens (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Pseudobatos percellens
[Chola guitarfish]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 113.5 cm TL
Pseudobatos planiceps (Garman, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Pseudobatos planiceps
[Pacific guitarfish]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Pseudobatos prahli (Acero P. & Franke, 1995)

Photo by Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Pseudobatos prahli
[Gorgona guitarfish]

Photo by Murch, A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Pseudobatos productus (Ayres, 1854)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Pseudobatos productus
[Shovelnose guitarfish]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Rhinobatos albomaculatus Norman, 1930

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Rhinobatos albomaculatus
[Whitespotted guitarfish]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Rhinobatos annandalei Norman, 1926

Photo by Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Rhinobatos annandalei
[Annandale's guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 115 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos austini
[Austin’s guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 90 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos borneensis
[Borneo guitarfish]

Photo by Krajangdara, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 73 cm TL
Rhinobatos formosensis Norman, 1926

Photo by Photo by Krajangdara, T.
 
Rhinobatos formosensis
[Taiwan guitarfish]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 127 cm TL
Rhinobatos holcorhynchus Norman, 1922

Photo by Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Rhinobatos holcorhynchus
[Slender guitarfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Rhinobatos hynnicephalus Richardson, 1846

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Rhinobatos hynnicephalus
[Angel fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 100 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos irvinei
[Spineback guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 99.4 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos jimbaranensis
[Jimbaran shovelnose ray]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos lionotus
[Smoothback guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 73.1 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos manai
[Papuan guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 50.1 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos nudidorsalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 99.2 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos penggali
[Indonesian shovelnose ray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 88.9 cm TL
Rhinobatos punctifer Compagno & Randall, 1987

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Rhinobatos punctifer
[Spotted guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 64.5 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos ranongensis
[Ranong guitarfish]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 185 cm TL
Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
[Common guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 59.5 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos sainsburyi
[Goldeneye shovelnose]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Rhinobatos schlegelii Müller & Henle, 1841

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Rhinobatos schlegelii
[Brown guitarfish]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 120 cm NG
Rhinobatos thouiniana (Shaw, 1804)

Photo by Photo by A. Biju Kumar
 
Rhinobatos thouiniana
[Shaw's shovelnose guitar fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 84.4 cm TL

 
Rhinobatos whitei
[Philippine guitarfish]
No picture found


 
Tarsistes philippii
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acroteriobatus andysabini Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 100 TL 2021
Acroteriobatus annulatus Lesser sandshark Southeast Atlantic 140 TL 1841
Acroteriobatus blochii Bluntnose guitarfish Southeast Atlantic 100 TL 1841
Acroteriobatus leucospilus Grayspottted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 96 TL 1926
Acroteriobatus ocellatus South-West Indian Ocean 81 TL 1926
Acroteriobatus omanensis Omn guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 60 TL 2016
Acroteriobatus salalah Salalah guitarfish Northwest Indian Ocean 78 TL 1995
Acroteriobatus stehmanni Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 62.2 TL 2021
Acroteriobatus variegatus Stripenose guitarfish Northern Indian Ocean 75 TL 1973
Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis Zanzibar guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 75 TL 1926
Pseudobatos buthi Spadenose guitarfish Eastern Pacific 68.5 TL 2019
Pseudobatos glaucostigma Speckled guitarfish Eastern Central Pacific 89 TL 1883
Pseudobatos horkelii Brazilian guitarfish Western South Atlantic 138 TL 1841
Pseudobatos lentiginosus Atlantic guitarfish Western Atlantic 76 TL 1880
Pseudobatos leucorhynchus Whitesnout guitarfish Eastern Central Pacific 118 TL 1867
Pseudobatos percellens Chola guitarfish Western Atlantic 100 WD 1792
Pseudobatos planiceps Pacific guitarfish Eastern Pacific 113.5 TL 1880
Pseudobatos prahli Gorgona guitarfish Eastern Pacific 90 TL 1995
Pseudobatos productus Shovelnose guitarfish Eastern Pacific 170 TL 1854
Rhinobatos albomaculatus Whitespotted guitarfish Eastern Atlantic 75 TL 1930
Rhinobatos annandalei Annandale's guitarfish Indian Ocean 89 TL 1926
Rhinobatos austini Austin’s guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 115 TL 2017
Rhinobatos borneensis Borneo guitarfish Northwest Pacific 90 TL 2016
Rhinobatos formosensis Taiwan guitarfish Western Pacific 73 TL 1926
Rhinobatos holcorhynchus Slender guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 127 TL 1922
Rhinobatos hynnicephalus Angel fish Northwest Pacific 62 TL 1846
Rhinobatos irvinei Spineback guitarfish Eastern Atlantic 100 TL 1931
Rhinobatos jimbaranensis Jimbaran shovelnose ray Eastern Indian Ocean 99.4 TL 2006
Rhinobatos lionotus Smoothback guitarfish Indian Ocean 75 TL 1926
Rhinobatos manai Papuan guitarfish Southwest Pacific 73.1 TL 2016
Rhinobatos nudidorsalis Central Indian Ocean 50.1 TL 2004
Rhinobatos penggali Indonesian shovelnose ray Eastern Indian Ocean 99.2 TL 2006
Rhinobatos punctifer Spotted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 88.9 TL 1987
Rhinobatos ranongensis Ranong guitarfish Eastern Indian Ocean 64.5 TL 2019
Rhinobatos rhinobatos Common guitarfish Eastern Atlantic 185 TL 1758
Rhinobatos sainsburyi Goldeneye shovelnose Eastern Indian Ocean and 59.5 TL 2004
Rhinobatos schlegelii Brown guitarfish Northwest Pacific 100 TL 1841
Rhinobatos thouiniana Shaw's shovelnose guitar fish Indo-Pacific. 120 NG 1804
Rhinobatos whitei Philippine guitarfish Western Pacific 84.4 TL 2014
Tarsistes philippii Southeast Pacific 1919



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