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Shovelnose Guitarfish
Pseudobatos productus
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Banded GuitarfishZapteryx exasperata
Bouganville's Shovelnose RayAptychotrema rostrata
Thornback GuitarfishPlatyrhinoidis triseriata
Whitesnout GuitarfishPseudobatos leucorhynchus
Madagascar GuitarfishGlaucostegus cemiculus
Atlantic GuitarfishPseudobatos lentiginosus
Speckled GuitarfishPseudobatos glaucostigma
Spadenose GuitarfishPseudobatos buthi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 794 |
|---|---|
| California | 792 |
| Mexico | 5 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Baja California | 2 |
| Baja California Sur | 2 |
| Sonora | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Cartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Shovelnose Rays · Rhinopristiformes |
| Family | Guitarfishes · Rhinobatidae |
| Genus | Guitarfishes · Pseudobatos |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Shovelnose Guitarfish with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.