common guitarfish
Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a bottom-dwelling fish feeding on crustaceans, other invertebrates and fish. The females give birth to live young. Its lifestyle makes it vulnerable to trawling and other fishing methods, populations seem to be declining, despite its name, and it has disappeared from parts of its range.
Wikipedia contributors, Common guitarfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:38:57.548120+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- common guitarfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rhinopristiformes
- Family
- Rhinobatidae
- Genus
- Rhinobatos
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassBatoidea
- orderRhinopristiformes
- familyRhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyRhinobatinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusRhinobatos Linck, 1790
- speciesRhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhinobatos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhinobatos albomaculatus Norman, 1930 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos annandalei Norman, 1926 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos borneensis Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos holcorhynchus Norman, 1922 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos hynnicephalus Richardson, 1846 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos irvinei Norman, 1931 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos jimbaranensis Last, White & Fahmi, 2006 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos nudidorsalis Last, Compagno & Nakaya, 2004 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos austini Ebert & Gon, 2017 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos manai White, Last & Naylor, 2016 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos ranongensis Last, Séret & Naylor, 2019 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinobatos lionotus Norman, 1926 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rhinobatis duhameli Blainville, 1825 Blainville, 1825 | synonym |
| Rhinobatus columnae Bonaparte, 1836 Bonaparte, 1836 | synonym |
| Raja rhinobatos Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Raia columnae Blainville, 1816 Blainville, 1816 | synonym |
| Squatinoraja colonna Nardo, 1824 Nardo, 1824 | synonym |
| Rhinobatus duhameli Blainville, 1825 Blainville, 1825 | synonym |
| Leiobatus panduratus Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Rhinobathos rhinobathos (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Rhinobatus rhinobatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105898 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4S7XM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.