Zapteryx

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Zapteryx Higher classification Trygonorrhinidae Order Rajiformes		Family Rhinobatidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Banded guitarfish, Southern banded guitarfish

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

Species

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)

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