Rhynchobatus australiae
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Species: | R. australiae
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Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939
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Rhynchobatus australiae, also called the white-spotted guitarfish or white-spotted wedgefish, is a species of fish in the Rhynchobatidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas. It is part of a species complex that also includes the giant guitarfish, the broadnose wedgefish and possibly the smoothnose wedgefish.
References
- White, W.T. & McAuley, R. 2003. Rhynchobatus australiae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.