Rhynchorhina gen.nov.

Type species. Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis sp. nov. (new designation).

Diagnosis. The genus Rhynchorhina is distinguished from the closely related genus Rhynchobatus by its distinctive rounded snout. Head length (dorsal) 12.5–13.7 % TL; head length (ventral) 21.0–23.2 % TL; preorbital length 8.7–9.5 % TL; preoral length 10.2–10.9 % TL; prenasal length 8.4–9.1 % TL.

Etymology. A composite name derived from Rhynchobatus and Rhina to indicate that the new genus exhibits features of both genera, having a Rhynchobatus -like body with a rounded snout resembling Rhina .