Chola guitarfish

Pseudobatos percellens

Rhinobatid Fish of African Waters

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Elongated
Large
Tropical fish

Pseudobatos percellens, commonly called the Chola guitarfish, is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the western South Atlantic Ocean. Three different genetic lineages have been identified in the species by Vanessa P. Cruz and co-workers.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Shovelnose Rays
Family: Rhinobatidae
Genus: Pseudobatos
Maximum length: 100 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Caribbean to Brazil, and possibly further south to northern Argentina (Ref. 114953 ). Eastern Atlantic: tropical waters of West Africa.

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