Pseudobatos lentiginosus

(Garman, 1880)


Atlantic guitarfish
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Rhinobatidae

Reference of the original description
Garman, S. (1880)
New species of selachians in the museum collection. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 6(11), 167–172

Image of the original description
No image in first description.

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Rhinobatos cf. lentiginosus, Rhinobatos lentiginosus, Rhinobatus lentiginosis, Rhinobatus lentiginosus

Types
Pseudobatos lentiginosus

Rhinobatos lentiginosus
Holotype: MCZ: 97-S


Description :


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Pseudobatos lentiginosus (Garman, 1880), off Jacksonville, Florida, © Jason C. Seitz, ANAMAR Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Common names
deu \(T\) Geigenrochen, spa Guitarra, spa Guitarra diablito, spa Guitarra moteada, fra \(T\) Poisson-guitarre tacheté, eng Atlantic guitarfish, eng Freckled guitarfish, eng Guitarfish, eng Spotted guitarfish, ita Pesce violino, por Viola

Short Description
Elongate, with a heart-shaped disk terminating in a wedge-shaped snout with a few enlarged tubercles on tip [17659]. Ashy gray to olive brown or chocolate brown. Entire upper surface is thickly freckled with several hundred small whitish dots. Lower surface is pale yellow or yellowish white or plain white, fins slightly darker than trunk [199].

Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to the northern Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan, Mexico. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Biology
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures [733]. Inhabits sandy and weedy bottoms, sometimes near patch reefs. Usually buried in the sand or mud. Feeds on molluscs and crustaceans.

Size / Weight / Age
75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)); 76 cm TL (female)

Habitat
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 30 m [17659]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14581;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Monogenea
  • Neonchocotyle violantei Quiterio-Rendon & Monks & Pulido-Flores, 2018 [26305]

Cestoda
  • Acanthobothrium lentiginosum Vardo-Zalik & Campbell, 2011 [13116] [28741]