''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of
fish
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...
in the
Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be
polyphyletic
A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of converg ...
,
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
''Glaucostegus'', also known as giant guitarfishes, is a genus of large Indo-Pacific rays, with a single species, ''Glaucostegus cemiculus'', in the East Atlantic, and Mediterranean. They were formerly classified in the family Rhinobatidae but a ...
'', 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 fro ...
''.
Species
The 15 currently recognized species in this genus are:
[
* '']Rhinobatos albomaculatus
The white-spotted guitarfish (''Rhinobatos albomaculatus'') is a type of ray. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the Gulf of Guinea to Angola
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'' Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
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, 1930 (White-spotted guitarfish)
* ''Rhinobatos annandalei
''Rhinobatos annandalei'', or Annandale's guitarfish, is a type of ray. It is found in the Indian ocean around India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and possibly the Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit ...
'' 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 (Annandale's guitarfish)
* ''Rhinobatos borneensis
''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, Séret & Naylor, 2016 (Borneo 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 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
, 1922 (Slender guitarfish)
* ''Rhinobatos hynnicephalus
The ringstreaked guitarfish (''Rhinobatos hynnicephalus'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine
A ...
'' 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 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
, 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 typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and ...
, 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 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
, 1926 (Smoothback 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
The sea, connected as the world oc ...
'' 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 typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and ...
, 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 typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and ...
, 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 rhinobatos'' Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 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, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
(Common guitarfish)
* ''Rhinobatos sainsburyi
The goldeneye shovelnose ray (''Rhinobatos sainsburyi'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is endemic to north-western Australia (Monte Bello Islands to Melville Island). Its natural habitat
In ecology, the term habi ...
'' 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 typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and ...
, 2004 (Goldeneye shovelnose ray)
* '' Rhinobatos schlegelii'' 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 (Brown 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 typically come in pairs and have been made from various materials, including hardwoods, cast iron, and ...
, Corrigan & Naylor, 2014 (Philippine guitarfish)
Extinct species
Species within this genus include:[Paleobiology Database]
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* ''†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
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age to Present (from 150 to 0 million years ago). Fossils have been found in Europe, Africa, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, India and United States.
Gallery
File:Rhinobatos hynnicephalus.jpg, ''Rhinobatos hynnicephalus
The ringstreaked guitarfish (''Rhinobatos hynnicephalus'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine
A ...
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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 genera that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes ''and'' are known from the fossil record. This list excludes purely vernacul ...
References
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Rhinobatidae
Ray genera
Romualdo Formation
Fish described in 1790
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Extant Aptian first appearances