flathead guitarfish

{{Short description|Species of cartilaginous fish}}

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| name = Flathead guitarfish

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| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Kyne, P.M. |author2=Charvet, P. |author3=Areano, E.M. |author4=Cevallos, A. |author5=Espinoza, M. |author6=González, A. |author7=Gonzalez-Pestana, A. |author8=Herman, K. |author9=Mejía-Falla, P.A. |author10=Morales-Saldaña, J.M. |author11=Navia, A.F. |author12=Velez-Zuazo, X. |name-list-style=amp |year=2020 |title=Pseudobatos planiceps |page=e.T44584A124433864 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44584A124433864.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}

| genus = Pseudobatos

| species = planiceps

| authority = (Garman, 1880)

| synonyms = Rhinobatos planiceps

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File:Guitarra_P._planiceps.jpg

The flathead guitarfish or Pacific guitarfish (Pseudobatos planiceps) is a species of cartilaginous fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in shallow seas around Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Nicaragua. Its natural habitat is the open sea.

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