| Guitarfish Temporal range: [1]
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| Shovelnose guitarfish, Pseudobatos productus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Rhinobatidae J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 |
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The guitarfish, also referred to as shovelnose rays, are a family, Rhinobatidae, of rays. The guitarfish are known for an elongated body with a flattened head and trunk and small, ray-like wings. The combined range of the various species is tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate waters worldwide.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Rhinobatidae". FishBase. February 2011 version.