Biology:Zapteryx

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Short description: Genus of cartilaginous fishes

Zapteryx
Zapteryx xyster 2.jpg
Zapteryx xyster
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Trygonorrhinidae
Genus: Zapteryx
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880

Zapteryx is a genus of fish in the Trygonorrhinidae family found in coastal parts of the Americas.

Species

  • Zapteryx bichuti Signeux, 1961[1]
  • Zapteryx brevirostris J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (shortnose guitarfish)
  • Zapteryx exasperata D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (banded guitarfish)
  • Zapteryx xyster D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 (southern banded guitarfish)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3015187 entry