Whitesnout guitarfish

Pseudobatos leucorhynchus

Rhinobatid Fish Reaching One Hundred Eighteen Centimeters

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
South America
Large
Tropical fish

Pseudobatos leucorhynchus, commonly called the whitesnout guitarfish, is a species of fish in the family Rhinobatidae found in the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean. It was originally named Rhinobatos leucorhynchus by Albert Günther, a naturalized British scientist, in 1867.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Shovelnose Rays
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Pseudobatos
Maximum length: 118 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Mazatlán, Mexico to Ecuador, including Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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