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''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 ''
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'', and '' Pseudobatos''.


Species

The 15 currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Rhinobatos albomaculatus'' Norman, 1930 (White-spotted guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos annandalei'' Norman, 1926 (Annandale's guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos borneensis'' Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016 (Borneo guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos holcorhynchus'' Norman, 1922 (Slender guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos hynnicephalus'' J. Richardson, 1846 (Ringstreaked guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos irvinei'' Norman, 1931 (Spineback guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos jimbaranensis'' Last,
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(Jimbaran shovelnose ray) * '' Rhinobatos lionotus'' Norman, 1926 (Smoothback guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos nudidorsalis'' Last, Compagno & Nakaya, 2004 (Bareback shovelnose ray) * '' Rhinobatos penggali'' Last,
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Fahmi Fahmi ( Arabic: فهمي) is an Arabic name in the possessive form of the word ''fahm'' ( Arabic: فَهْم) which means "understanding, comprehension, knowing", and which stems from the verb ''fahima'' ( Arabic: َفَهِم) meaning "come to kno ...
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(Indonesian shovelnose ray) * '' Rhinobatos punctifer'' Compagno & J. E. Randall, 1987 (Spotted guitarfish) * ''
Rhinobatos rhinobatos The common guitarfish (''Rhinobatos rhinobatos'') is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a bottom-dwelling fish feeding on crustaceans, other inv ...
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(Common guitarfish) * '' Rhinobatos sainsburyi'' Last, 2004 (Goldeneye shovelnose ray) * ''
Rhinobatos schlegelii The brown guitarfish (''Rhinobatos schlegelii'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in western Pacific of Taiwan and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine An es ...
'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Brown guitarfish) * ''
Rhinobatos whitei ''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 ''Acroteriobat ...
'' Last, Corrigan & Naylor, 2014 (Philippine guitarfish)


Extinct species

Species within this genus include:Paleobiology Database
/ref> * ''†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 In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 152.1 ± 4 Ma and 145.0 ± 4 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the K ...
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

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Rhinobatos rhinobatos The common guitarfish (''Rhinobatos rhinobatos'') is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a bottom-dwelling fish feeding on crustaceans, other inv ...
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Rhinobatos schlegelii The brown guitarfish (''Rhinobatos schlegelii'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in western Pacific of Taiwan and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine An es ...
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See also

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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 vernacula ...


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2714221 Rhinobatidae Ray genera Romualdo Formation Fish described in 1790 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Extant Aptian first appearances