Pseudobatos buthi

Rutledge, 2019



Classification: Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Rhinobatidae

Reference of the original description
Rutledge, K.M. (2019)
A New Guitarfish of the Genus Pseudobatos (Batoidea: Rhinobatidae) with Key to the Guitarfishes of the Gulf of California. Copeia, 107(3), 451–463

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Pseudobatos buthi Rutledge, 2019; holotype, SIO 15-405 [formerly UCLA W50-189], 471.1 TL male © Kelsi M. Rutledge


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Citation: Pseudobatos buthi Rutledge, 2019: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Pseudobatos buthi Rutledge, 2019; holotype, SIO 15-405 [formerly UCLA W50-189], 471.1 TL male © Kelsi M. Rutledge
Common names
spa Guitarra Pala, eng Spadenose Guitarfish

Short Description
Diagnose after RUTLEDGE, 2019 [27520]: Pseudobatos buthi is distinguished from P. glaucostigmus in having a nasal tassel, uniform coloration, a slightly narrower maximum disc width and disc width at anterior orbit, longer head, longer snout, shorter anterior nasal flap, smaller nostril length, and a smaller body width at first dorsal-fin origin. Pseudobatos buthi is distinguished from P. leucorhynchus in having a nasal tassel, brown rostrum, shorter distance from snout to first dorsal-fin origin, shorter distance from snout to lower caudal-fin origin, slightly narrower disc width at anterior orbit, a narrower body at first dorsal-fin origin, shorter anterior nasal flap base length, and shorter nostril length. Pseudobatos buthi is most similar to P. productus but differs in having a narrower disc width (30–35% vs. 36–38% TL range), shorter distance from nostril to disc margin (2.8–4.0% vs. 4.2–5.2% TL range), narrower disc width at anterior orbit (12–19% vs. 20–22% TL range), narrower tip of snout width (3% vs. 4–6% TL average), and no prominent thorns as a juvenile.

Distribution
Gulf of California [27520]

Size / Weight / Age
TL (max): 685.1 mm [27520]

Habitat
marine; depth range: -2 m [27520]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=15481