Rhinobatus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:353 Masc. Raja rhinobatos Linnaeus 1758. Type usually regarded as by tautonymy, but Linnaeus' spelling of the species was rhinobatos; earliest subsequent designation not researched. •Synonym of Rhinobatos Linck 1790 -- (Krefft & Stehmann 1973:53 [ref. 7167], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:58 [ref. 24550], Paxton et al. 2006:178 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Rhinobatos Linck 1790. Rhinobatidae.