Pseudobatos lentiginosus ( Garman, 1880 )

Jones, Christian M., Driggers Iii, William B., Hannan, Kristin M., Hoffmayer, Eric R., Jones, Lisa M. & Raredon, Sandra J., 2020, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyan fishes inhabiting the northern Gulf of Mexico Part 1: Batoidea, Zootaxa 4803 (2), pp. 281-315 : 285

Pseudobatos lentiginosus ( Garman, 1880) —Atlantic guitarfish, freckled guitarfish

Synonyms:

Rhinobatos lentiginosus ( Garman, 1880)

Rhinobatus lentiginosus Garman, 1880

Distribution. This species is relatively common throughout the northern GOM. Commonly reported as a coastal species inhabiting shallow waters from the shore out to approximately 30 m, although individuals of this species have been documented during NMFS SEFSC trawl surveys out to approximately 90 m depth.

First Record in GOM. The type specimen ( MCZ S-97) described by Garman (1880) was collected from Florida by Louis Agassiz in 1853. However , it is not stated from where in Florida the specimen was collected, so it may or may not have come from the GOM. The first definitive account of this species occurring in the northern GOM is from Goode and Bean (1883) referencing a specimen collected from West Florida ( USNM 5158 ) at an unknown date .

Remarks. Despite being relatively common in shallow waters, this species is little studied and requires focused research.

Conservation Status. Near Threatened