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Rhynchobatus
Genus of cartilaginous fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhynchobatus is a group of rays commonly known as wedgefishes in the family Rhinidae. They are found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific with a single species (R. luebberti) in the eastern Atlantic. All species in this genus are assessed as Vulnerable or Endangered by IUCN.
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Rhynchobatus | |
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Giant guitarfish (R. djiddensis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinidae |
Subfamily: | Rhynchobatinae |
Genus: | Rhynchobatus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 |
Type species | |
Rhinobatus laevis Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 |
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The species are superficially similar and have often been confused. The various species can generally be separated by a combination of snout shape, vertebral count and exact colour (distribution of white spots, and presence/absence of a black spot at the base of the pectoral fin).[2] The largest species can reach about 3 m (10 ft) and are among the largest species of Rhinopristiformes, but the smallest reach less than one-third of that size.[3]