Acroteriobatus stehmanni Weigmann, Ebert & Séret, 2021
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Acroteriobatus stehmanni Weigmann, Ebert & Séret, 2021
- Name authority
- Weigmann, Ebert & Séret, 2021
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rhinopristiformes
- Family
- Rhinobatidae
- Genus
- Acroteriobatus
- 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
- genusAcroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
- speciesAcroteriobatus stehmanni Weigmann, Ebert & Séret, 2021
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Acroteriobatus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Acroteriobatus leucospilus (Norman, 1926) | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acroteriobatus ocellatus (Norman, 1926) | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acroteriobatus variegatus (Nair & Lal Mohan, 1973) | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis (Norman, 1926) | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acroteriobatus andysabini Weigmann, Ebert & Séret, 2021 | RhinobatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Weigmann, S., Ebert, D. A., & Séret, B. (2021). Resolution of the Acroteriobatus leucospilus species complex, with a redescription of A. leucospilus (Norman, 1926) and descriptions of two new western Indian Ocean species of Acroteriobatus (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae). Marine Biodiversity, 51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01208-6 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:D52TK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.