Pseudobatos glaucostigmus

Taxonavigation: Rhinopristiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea Superordo: Batomorphii Ordo: Rhinopristiformes

Familia: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Pseudobatos
Species: Pseudobatos glaucostigmus

Name

Pseudobatos glaucostigmus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)

• Syntypes: USNM 28205-06 (1, 1), 29547 (1, not found in 1980), 29602 (1, not found in 1980).

Type locality: Mazatlán, Sinaloa, western Mexico.

Etymology: glaucus (= hoary blue); stigma (= spot), referring to numerous slate-colored spots on disk. (From: The ETYFish Project)

Synonyms

• Rhinobatus glaucostigma Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
  • Rhinobatos glaucostigma Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
  • Rhinobatos glaucostigmus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883

Vernacular names

English: Speckled Guitarfish
español: Guitarro

References

• Jordan, D.S. & Gilbert, C.H. 1883. Description of a new species of Rhinobatus (Rhinobatus glaucostigma) from Mazatlan, Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 6(370): 210–211. DOI: 10.5479/si.00963801.6-370.210 Reference page. 
• Lara-Mendoza, R.E., Márquez-Farías, J.F. & Román-Reyes, J.C. 2015. Feeding habits of the speckled guitarfish Rhinobatos glaucostigma (Elasmobranchii: Rhinobatidae). Journal of Fish Biology 87(2): 311–322. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12720 Reference page. 
• Last, P.R., Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea). Zootaxa 4117(4): 451–475. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1. Reference page.