Pseudobatos planiceps (Garman, 1880) is a animal in the Rhinobatidae family, order Rhinopristiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudobatos planiceps (Garman, 1880)

Pseudobatos planiceps (Garman, 1880)

Pseudobatos planiceps is a cartilaginous fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in shallow Pacific seas off western South America.

Family
Genus
Pseudobatos
Order
Rhinopristiformes
Class
Elasmobranchii

About Pseudobatos planiceps (Garman, 1880)

Pseudobatos planiceps, commonly called the flathead guitarfish or Pacific guitarfish, is a cartilaginous fish species that belongs to the family Rhinobatidae. It occurs in shallow seas off the coasts of Chile, Ecuador, and Peru, and may also be found near Nicaragua. Its natural habitat is the open sea.

Photo: (c) Diego Almendras G., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Diego Almendras G. · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Rhinobatidae Pseudobatos

More from Rhinobatidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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