Wedgefish
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| Whitespotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) | |
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| Family: | Rhinidae Müller and Henle, 1841
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Wedgefishes are rays of the family Rhinidae, comprising ten species in three genera. Classified in the order Rhinopristiformes along with guitarfishes and sawfishes, they have also been known as giant guitarfishes or sharkfin guitarfishes.
Taxonomy
- Rhina Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Rhina ancylostoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Shark ray)
- Rhynchobatus Müller & Henle, 1837
- Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939 (Bottlenose wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus compagnoi Last & Kyne, 2016 (Roughnose wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) (Whitespotted wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus immaculatus Last, Ho & Chen, 2013 (Taiwanese wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus laevis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Smoothnose wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus luebberti Ehrenbaum, 1915 (African wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008 (Eyebrow wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus springeri Compagno & Last, 2010 (Broadnose wedgefish)
- Rhynchorhina Séret & Naylor, 2016
- Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis Séret & Naylor, 2016 (False shark ray)