Family Rhinobatidae - Guitarfishes
  Order
:
Rhinobatidae
  Class
:
Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase
:
Genera : 4 | Species : 40 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
:
Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
:
Marine
  Aquarium
:
none
  First Fossil Record
:
upper   Jurassic    
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans mostly in tropical coastal waters (rarely entering estuaries and freshwater). Adults attaining 1.7 m TL (Ref. 108568) Body form intermediate between that of a shark and a skate. Also called shovelnose sharks. Numerous small, blunt teeth in jaws. Two large dorsal fins; origin of first dorsal behind pelvics; caudal fin well developed. Denticles arranged in a row on dorsal midline. No spine in tail. They reach moderate to large size and are important commercial species in many coastal nations. Ovoviviparous, young born fully developed. Feed on bottom organisms, including molluscs and crustaceans, but will also take small fishes.
  Etymology
:
Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -idos = a ray (Raja sp.)
  Reproductive guild
:
bearers
  Typical activity level
:
  Main Ref.
:
  Coordinator
:
  Deep Fin Classification
:

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Rhinobatidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Raja rhinobatos Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatus rhinobatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
! Rhinobathos rhinobathos (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
Leiobatus panduratus Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Raia columnae Blainville, 1816
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Rhinobatis duhameli Blainville, 1825
synonymjuniororiginal
Rhinobatus columnae Bonaparte, 1836
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Raja thouiniana Shaw, 1804
synonymseniororiginal
! Rhinobatus thouiniana (Shaw, 1804)
synonymseniornew
Rhinobatos schlegelii Müller & Henle, 1841
acceptedseniororiginal
! Rhinobatus schlegelii Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
! Rhinobatos schlegeli Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
! Rhinobatos schlegelli Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Rhinobatos hynnicephalus Richardson, 1846
acceptedseniororiginal
! Rhinobatus hynnicephalus Richardson, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
Rhynchobatis hynnicephalus (Richardson, 1846)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos schlegeli (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Rhinobatus natalensis (non Fowler, 1925)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Rhinobatus annandalei Norman, 1926
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatus columnae (non Bonaparte, 1836)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Rhinobatos punctifer (non Compagno & Randall, 1987)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Rhinobatus formosensis Norman, 1926
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos lionotus Norman, 1926
acceptedseniororiginal
! Rhinobatus lionotus Norman, 1926
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatis schlegelii (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos percellens (non Walbaum, 1792)
misappliedmisappliednew
Rhinobatos irvinei Norman, 1931
acceptedseniororiginal
! Rhinobatus irvinei Norman, 1931
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos albomaculatus (non Norman, 1930)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Rhinobatos punctifer Compagno & Randall, 1987
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinobatos nudidorsalis Last, Compagno & Nakaya, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinobatos sp. 1 Not applicable
synonymotherother
Rhinobatos sp. 2 Not applicable
synonymotherother
Rhinobatos sp. 4 Not applicable
synonymotherother
Rhinobatos sp. A Not applicable
synonymotherother
Rhinobatos jimbaranensis Last, White & Fahmi, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinobatos penggali Last, White & Fahmi, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinobatos whitei Last, Corrigan & Naylor, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinobatos borneensis Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinobatos manai White, Last & Naylor, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinobatos austini Ebert & Gon, 2017
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinobatos ranongensis Last, Séret & Naylor, 2019
acceptedseniororiginal
Tarsistes philippii Jordan, 1919
provisionally acceptedseniororiginal
! Tarsistes philippi Jordan, 1919
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobatus annulatus Smith, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos columnae (non Bonaparte, 1836)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Acroteriobatus blochii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobatus blochii Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos blochii Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
! Rhinobatos blochi (Müller & Henle, 1841)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobatus leucospilus Norman, 1926
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos blochi (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobatus ocellatus Norman, 1926
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos annulatus (non Müller & Henle, 1841)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Acroteriobatus variegatus (Nair & Lal Mohan, 1973)
acceptedseniornew
Rhinobatos variegatus Nair & Lal Mohan, 1973
synonymseniororiginal
Acroteriobatus salalah (Randall & Compagno, 1995)
acceptedseniornew
Rhinobatos salalah Randall & Compagno, 1995
synonymseniororiginal
Acroteriobatus omanensis Last, Henderson & Naylor, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Acroteriobatus andysabini Weigmann, Ebert & Séret, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
Rhinobatus annulatus (non Smith, 1841)
misappliedmisappliednew
Acroteriobatus leucospilus (non Norman, 1926)
misappliedmisappliednew
Acroteriobatus stehmanni Weigmann, Ebert & Séret, 2021
acceptedseniororiginal
Pseudobatos glaucostigma (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobatus glaucostigma Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos glaucostigma Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
synonymseniororiginal
! Pseudobatos glaucostigmus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
synonymseniornew
! Rhinobatos glaucostigmus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobatos percellens (Walbaum, 1792)
acceptedseniornew
Raja percellens Walbaum, 1792
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos percellens (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
Rhinobatus percellens (Walbaum, 1792)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Rhinobatus stellio Jordan & Rutter, 1897
synonymjuniororiginal
Pseudobatos horkelii (Müller & Henle, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobatus horkelii Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos horkelii Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
! Rhinobatos horkeli Müller & Henle, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobatos productus (Ayres, 1854)
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobatis producta Ayres, 1854
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobatos leucorhynchus (Günther, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobates leucorhynchus Günther, 1867
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobatos planiceps (Garman, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobatus planiceps Garman, 1880
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobatos prahli (Acero P. & Franke, 1995)
acceptedseniornew
! Rhinobatus prahli Acero P. & Franke, 1995
synonymseniororiginal
Rhinobatos prahli Acero P. & Franke, 1995
synonymseniororiginal
Pseudobatos buthi Rutledge, 2019
acceptedseniororiginal
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