Acroteriobatus Explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

They are found near the shore off southern Africa and in the northwestern Indian Ocean. They are brownish above, often with a spotted pattern, and reach up to NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) depending on the exact species.^[2]

Species

There are eight currently recognized species in this genus:^{[1] [2]}

• Acroteriobatus andysabini (2021) (Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish)
• Acroteriobatus annulatus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Lesser guitarfish)
• Acroteriobatus blochii (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluntnose guitarfish)
• Acroteriobatus leucospilus (Norman, 1926) (Grayspotted guitarfish)
• Acroteriobatus ocellatus (Norman, 1926) (Speckled guitarfish)
• Acroteriobatus omanensis Last, Hendeson & Naylor, 2016 (Oman guitarfish)
• Acroteriobatus salalah (J. E. Randall & Compagno, 1995) (Salalah guitarfish)
• Acroteriobatus stehmanni (2021) (Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish)
• Acroteriobatus variegatus (Nair & Lal Mohan, 1973) (Stripenose guitarfish)
• Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis (Norman, 1926) (Zanzibar guitarfish)

Notes and References

1. Last, P.R.. Séret, B.. Naylor, G.J.P.. amp . 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 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1 . 27395187.
2. Book: Last. White. de Carvalho. Séret. Stehmann. Naylor . Rays of the World . 2016 . . 77–86 . 9780643109148 .