Rhynchobatus palpebratus
Eyebrow wedgefish | |
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Family: | Rhinidae
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Species: | R. palpebratus
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Binomial name | |
Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008
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Rhynchobatus palpebratus, the eyebrow wedgefish, is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family.[2][3] It is found in coastal waters off northern Australia.[4] It reaches up to 2.62 m (8.6 ft) in length and closely resemble the smoothnose wedgefish (R. laevis), which has denser white spotting, and also differ in distribution and genetics.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Rhynchobatus palpebratus" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
- ^ Compagno, L.J.V. & Last, P.R. (2008). A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus palpebratus sp. nov. (Rhynchobatoidei: Rhynchobatidae), from the Indo–West Pacific. In: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J., eds: Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 022, pp. 227–240.
- ^ a b Last; White; de Carvalho; Séret; Stehmann; Naylor, eds. (2016). Rays of the World. CSIRO. pp. 68–75. ISBN 9780643109148.
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Categories:
- Rhynchobatus
- Marine fish of Northern Australia
- Taxa named by Leonard Compagno
- Taxa named by Peter R. Last
- Fish described in 2008
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