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 J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841
Genera
Rhina Rhynchobatus Rhynchorhina

Taxonomy

• Rhina Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Rhina ancylostoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Shark ray)
• 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)

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)