Wedgefish

Wedgefishes are rays of the family Rhinidae, comprising ten species in three genera.[1][2] Classified in the order Rhinopristiformes along with guitarfishes and sawfishes, they have also been known as giant guitarfishes or sharkfin guitarfishes.

Wedgefishes
Whitespotted wedgefish
(Rhynchobatus djiddensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Elasmobranchii
Order:
Rhinopristiformes
Family:
Rhinidae

Genera

Taxonomy
  • Rhina Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Rhynchobatus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837
    • Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939 (Bottlenose wedgefish)
    • Rhynchobatus cooki Last, Kyne & Compagno, 2016 (Roughnose wedgefish)
    • Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) (Whitespotted wedgefish)
    • Rhynchobatus immaculatus Last, Ho & Chen, 2013 (Taiwanese wedgefish)
    • Rhynchobatus laevis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Smoothnose wedgefish)
    • Rhynchobatus luebberti Ehrenbaum, 1915 (African wedgefish)
    • Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008 (Eyebrow wedgefish)
    • Rhynchobatus springeri Compagno & Last, 2010 (Broadnose wedgefish)
  • Rhynchorhina Séret & Naylor, 2016
    • Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis Séret & Naylor, 2016 (False shark ray)
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References
  1. Last; White; de Carvalho; Séret; Stehmann; Naylor, eds. (2016). Rays of the World. CSIRO. ISBN 9780643109148.
  2. Last, P.R., Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2016). "A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea)". Zootaxa. 4117 (4): 451–475. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1. PMID 27395187.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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