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Pseudobatos buthi Rutledge, 2019

Spadenose guitarfish
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes)
Etymology: buthi: Named for Donald Buth, UCLA ichthyologist..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 125697). Subtropical

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Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California, Mexico.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.5 cm TL (female)

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This species is distinguished from P. glaucostigmus in having a nasal tassel, uniform coloration, a slightly narrower maximum disc width and disc width at anterior orbit, longer head, longer snout, shorter anterior nasal flap, smaller nostril length, and a smaller body width at first dorsal-fin origin; differs from P. leucorhynchus in having a nasal tassel, brown rostrum, shorter distance from snout to first dorsal-fin origin, shorter distance from snout to lower caudal-fin origin, slightly narrower disc width at anterior orbit, a narrower body at first dorsal-fin origin, shorter anterior nasal flap base length, and shorter nostril length. It is most similar to P. productus but differs in having a narrower disc width 30-35% (vs. 36-38% TL range), shorter distance from nostril to disc margin 2.8-4.0% (vs. 4.2-5.2% TL range), narrower disc width at anterior orbit 12-19% (vs. 20-22% TL range), narrower tip of snout width 3% (vs. 4-6% TL average), and no prominent thorns as a juvenile (Ref. 125697).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species is found on shallow coastal regions of the Gulf of California to at least two meters depth. The smallest adult 48.0 cm TL (Ref. 125697).

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Rutledge, K.M., 2019. A new guitarfish of the genus Pseudobatos (Batoidea: Rhinobatidae) with key to the guitarfishes of the Gulf of California. Copeia, 107(3):451-463. (Ref. 125697)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A2d); Date assessed: 12 February 2021

CITES

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00135 - 0.00588), b=3.12 (2.95 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).