Zapteryx xyster (*)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea
Superordo: Batomorphii
Ordo: Rhinopristiformes
Familia: Trygonorrhinidae
Genus: Zapteryx
Species: Zapteryx xyster
Name
Zapteryx xyster Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Syntypes: YPM old Zool. Cat. 1994 (orig. 2, 1 lost in 1880s).
Type locality: Pacific Coast of Panama.
Etymology: xyster (= a scraper), perhaps referring to “entire lower surface covered with fine shagreen”. (From : The ETYFish project)
Vernacular names
English: Southern banded guitarfish, Witch Guitarfish
References
Jordan, D.S. & Evermann, B.W. 1896. The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part I. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 47(1): i–lx + 1–1240. BHL Reference page.
Links
Zapteryx xyster in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Zapteryx xyster in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021.
The southern banded guitarfish (Zapteryx xyster), also known as the witch guitarfish, is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found at reefs and other habitats from shallow water to a depth of 90 m (300 ft) in the tropical East Pacific.[2] It ranges from Mazatlan, Mexico, to Colombia, but it likely also occurs off Ecuador and Peru.[1] It is closely related to the more northernly distributed banded guitarfish (Z. exasperata).[3]
References
Kyne, P.M.; Charvet, P.; Areano, E.M.; Avalos, C.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Morales-Saldaña, J.M.; Navia, A.F.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2020). "Zapteryx xyster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60178A124448370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60178A124448370.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Froese, R.; Pauly, D. "Zapteryx xyster, Witch guitarfish". www.fishbase.org. World Wide Web electronic publication. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Kyne, P.M.; Charvet, P.; Areano, E.M.; Avalos, C.; Cevallos, A.; Espinoza, M.; González, A.; Herman, K.; Mejía-Falla, P.A.; Morales-Saldaña, J.M.; Navia, A.F.; Velez-Zuazo, X. (2020). "Zapteryx xyster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T60178A124448370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T60178A124448370.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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