Broadnose wedgefish

Broadnose wedgefish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Rhynchobatidae
Genus: Rhynchobatus
Species: R. springeri
Binomial name
Rhynchobatus springeri
Compagno & Last, 2010

The broadnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus springeri) is a species of fish in the Rhynchobatidae family. It is found in coastal and estuarine habitats in southeast Asia, where documented from Java, Borneo, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] This is a medium-sized species of Rhynchobatus, which reaches a maximum length of about 2.15 m (7.1 ft).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last (2010). A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus springeri (Rhynchobatoidei, Rhynchobatidae), from the Western Pacific. 77-88 pp. in: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J., eds.: Descriptions of new sharks and rays from Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 32.
  2. Compagno, L.J.V. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. Rhynchobatus sp. nov. B. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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