''Acroteriobatus'' is a genus of
fish
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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 near the shore off
southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...
and in the northwestern
Indian Ocean
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. They are brownish above, often with a spotted pattern, and reach up to depending on the exact species.
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Species
There are eight currently recognized species in this genus:[
* '' Acroteriobatus andysabini'' (2021) (Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish)
* '' Acroteriobatus annulatus'' ( J. P. Müller & ]Henle Henle can refer to:
* Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, a German physician, pathologist and anatomist (1809–1885)
** Loop of Henle in the kidney, named after Henle
*Fritz Henle, a photographer, known as "Mr. Rollei" for his use of the 2.25" square for ...
, 1841) (Lesser guitarfish)
* '' Acroteriobatus blochii'' ( J. P. Müller & Henle Henle can refer to:
* Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, a German physician, pathologist and anatomist (1809–1885)
** Loop of Henle in the kidney, named after Henle
*Fritz Henle, a photographer, known as "Mr. Rollei" for his use of the 2.25" square for ...
, 1841) (Bluntnose guitarfish)
* '' Acroteriobatus leucospilus'' (Norman
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Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
, 1926) (Grayspotted guitarfish)
* '' Acroteriobatus ocellatus'' (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 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
, 1926) (Speckled guitarfish)
* '' Acroteriobatus omanensis'' Last, Hendeson & Naylor, 2016 (Oman guitarfish)
* ''Acroteriobatus salalah
The Salalah guitarfish (''Rhinobatos salalah'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is nearly endemic to the waters off Oman, with a few records off Pakistan. Its natural habitat is open seas.
Salalah (صَلَالَة Ṣalālah ...
'' ( J. E. Randall & Compagno, 1995) (Salalah guitarfish)
* '' Acroteriobatus stehmanni'' (2021) (Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish)
* '' Acroteriobatus variegatus'' (Nair
The Nair , also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian Hindu castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes". The Nair include several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom histo ...
& Lal Mohan, 1973) (Stripenose guitarfish)
* '' Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis'' (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 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
, 1926) (Zanzibar guitarfish)
References
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Ray genera