Wedgefish
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| Whitespotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) | |
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| Family: | Rhinidae J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841
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Wedgefishes are rays of the family Rhinidae, comprising ten species in three genera.[1][2] 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 J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837
- Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939 (Bottlenose wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus cooki Last, Kyne & Compagno, 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)
References
- ^ Last; White; de Carvalho; Séret; Stehmann; Naylor, eds. (2016). Rays of the World. CSIRO. ISBN 9780643109148.
- ^ "A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea)". Zootaxa. 4117 (4): 451–475. 2016. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1. PMID 27395187.
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