A Classification of the Recent Elasmobranchii

? Rhinobatus (Rhinobatus) philippi MUELLER & HENLE 1841 t/l; No loc.
? Rhinobatus spinosus GUNTHER 1870 t/l; " Mexico".Type locality considered erroneous by
Bigelow & Schroeder (1953)
Rhinobatus acutus GARMAN 1908 t/l; Ceylon.
Range; Red Sea to India & China. NSW., Australia.
Group 5 (subgenus PLATYPORNAX)
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R. THOUIN ( Anon. ) 1798 Thouin Ray; Clubnose Guitarfish
Raja thouin ANON. 1798 ( Allg. Lit.- Zeit Vol. 3 ) No loc.
La raie thouin LAC. 1798 ( Loc. unknown)
Raja thouinianus SHAW 1804 ( Mus. Prince of Orange ) (On LAC. )
? Rhinobatus coromandelicus BLAINVILLE 1816 ( n.nud.)
Rhinobatus thouini VAN HASSELT 1823 (n.nud.) t/l; Java.
Rhinobatus (Rhinobatus) ligonifer CANTOR 1849 t/l; Penang.
Rhynchobatus thonini DUNCKER 1904 (error)
Range; Western Thailand south to Indonesia and east to South Vietnam.
UNGROUPED AMERICAN SPECIES
R. LEUCORHYNCHUS Gunther 1866 Whitesnout Guitarfish
Rhinobates leucorhynchus GUNTHER 1866 t/l; Pacific coast of Panama.
Range; Pacific coast of Central America.
R. PLANICEPS Garman 1880 Flathead
Guitarfish
Rhinobatus planiceps GARMAN 1880 t/l; Payta & Callao, Peru.
Range; Peru and Galapagos Is.
R. LENTIGINOSUS Garman 1880 Freckled
Guitarfish
Rhinobatus lentiginosus GARMAN 1880 t/l; Florida.
Range; N. Carolina to Yucatan.
R. GLAUCOSTIGMA Jordan & Gilbert 1883 Slaty- spotted Guitarfsh
Rhinobatus glaucostigma JORD. & GILB. 1883 t/l; Mazatlan, Mexico.
? Rhinobatos sp. KUMADA & HIYAMA 1937 t/l; West coast of Mexico.
Range; Lower California to Ecuador.
R. PRAHLI Acero & Franke 1995 Prahl’s
Guitarfish
Rhinobatos prahli ACERO & FRANKE 1995 t/l; Gorgona Natl. Park, Pacific Coast of Colombia.
UNGROUPED OLD WORLD SPECIES
R. VARIEGATUS Nair 1973 Stripenose
Guitarfish
Rhinobatos variegatus NAIR 1973 t/l; Gulf of Manaar and Cocos- Keeling Basin,Indian Ocean.
Range; Gulf of Manaar and Cocos- Keeling Basin,Indian Ocean.
R. PUNCTIFER Compagno & Randall 1987 Red Sea Spotted
Guitarfish
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