Flathead guitarfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinobatidae |
Genus: | Pseudobatos |
Species: | P. planiceps
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Binomial name | |
Pseudobatos planiceps (
Garman, 1880)
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Synonyms | |
Rhinobatos planiceps |
The flathead guitarfish or Pacific guitarfish [1] (Pseudobatos planiceps) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in shallow seas around Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Nicaragua. Its natural habitat is the open sea.