''Zapteryx'' is a genus of

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in the Rhinobatidae family found in coastal parts of the

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Species

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Zapteryx bichuti ''Zapteryx'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in coastal parts of the Americas. Species * †'' Zapteryx bichuti'' Signeux, 1961 * '' Zapteryx brevirostris'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Shortnose guitarfish) * ''Zapteryx ...

'' Signeux, 1961 * ''

Zapteryx brevirostris The shortnose guitarfish (''Zapteryx brevirostris'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the southwest Atlantic in coastal parts near sandy sea floors of southern Brazil, through Uruguay, to northeast Argentina. It reaches a ...

'' J. P. Müller &

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, 1841 (Shortnose guitarfish) * ''

Zapteryx exasperata The banded guitarfish, mottled guitarfish, prickly skate or striped guitarfish (''Zapteryx exasperata'') is a species of fish in the Trygonorrhinidae family''.'' Originally ''Z. exasperata'' was placed in the Rhinobatidae family, however recent ...

'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Banded guitarfish) * ''

Zapteryx xyster The southern banded guitarfish (''Zapteryx xyster''), also known as the witch guitarfish, is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found at reefs and other habitats from shallow water to a depth of in the tropical East Pacific. It ranges ...

'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (Southern banded guitarfish)

References

Trygonorrhinidae Ray genera Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Rajiformes-stub