Broadnose wedgefish

The broadnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus springeri) is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found in coastal and estuarine habitats in southeast Asia, where documented from Java, Borneo, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss and overfishing.[1] This is a medium-sized species of Rhynchobatus, which reaches a maximum length of about 2.15 m (7.1 ft).[2][3]

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

References
  1. Kyne, P.M. 2019. Rhynchobatus springeri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T60182A124448942. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60182A124448942.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2019.
  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.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rhynchobatus springeri" in FishBase. February 2011 version.


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