Pseudobatos
Sign in to savePseudobatos is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to Rhinobatos, recent authors treat it as distinct.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderRhinopristiformes
- FamilyRhinobatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- Family
- Rhinobatidae
- Collections
- SIO, USNM, CAS, TCWC, MPEG, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Colombia, Suriname, Panama, Brasil
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- Parent taxon
- Rhinobatidae
- Image
- Rhinobatos productus.jpg
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- Pseudobatos
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Pseudobatos is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to Rhinobatos, recent authors treat it as distinct.
They are found in warmer coastal parts of the Americas, ranging from northern Chile to California (USA) on the Pacific side, and from northeastern Argentina to North Carolina (USA) on the Atlantic side. They are brownish or grayish above, and reach up to depending on the exact species.
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