Rhinobatos lentiginosus

Rhinobatos lentiginosus
Atlantic Guitarfish – Rhinobatos lentiginosus
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
RhinobatidaeRhinobatos lentiginosusGarman1880Atlantic Guitarfish

Rhinobatos lentiginosus

Unique Characters: Tail stout and shark-like, not demarcated from trunk or disc, with a narrow longitudinal fold along each side. Snout moderately short and obtuse to long and acute. Eyes and spiracles on top of head; spiracles immediately behind eyes and possessing pseudobranchial folds on anterior margin. Pelvic fins with single moderately expanded lobe. Two dorsal fins, first located posterior to tips of pelvic fins, and a well-developed caudal fin, lacking a well-defined lower lobe.

Similar Species: None.

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