Zapteryx brevirostris

Taxonavigation: Rhinopristiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea Superordo: Batomorphii Ordo: Rhinopristiformes

Species: Zapteryx brevirostris

Name

Zapteryx brevirostris (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Type locality: No locality [Brazil].

Etymology: brevis (= short); rostris (= snout), referring to short and blunt snout. (From : The ETYFish project)

English: Lesser Guitarfish

Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1838–1841. Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Veit und Comp., Berlin. i–xxii + 1–200, 60 pls. BHL Reference page.

Zapteryx brevirostris in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Zapteryx brevirostris in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.