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Acroteriobatus
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Acroteriobatus

Acroteriobatus 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 near the shore off southern Africa and in the northwestern Indian Ocean. They are brownish above, often with a spotted pattern, and reach up to 60–140 cm (2.0–4.6 ft) depending on the exact species.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species

Lesser Guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus annulatus

Zanzibar guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus zanzibarensis

Bluntnose guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus blochii

Grey-spotted Guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus leucospilus

Stripenose Guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus variegatus

Malagasy Blue-spotted Guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus andysabini

Salalah Guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus salalah

Speckled Guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus ocellatus

Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus stehmanni

Oman Guitarfish

speciesAcroteriobatus omanensis

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