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Rhynchobatus

Synonyms: Rhinchobatus; Rhincobatus; Rhychobatus; Rhyncobatus; Rynchobatus

Wikipedia Abstract

Rhynchobatus is a group of rays commonly known as wedgefishes, and the sole genus in the family Rhynchobatidae. 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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Species

Rhynchobatus australiae (Fiddler) (Critically Endangered)
Rhynchobatus cooki (Clown wedgefish) (Critically Endangered)
Rhynchobatus djiddensis (White-spotted wedgefish) (Critically Endangered)
Rhynchobatus immaculatus (Taiwanese Wedgefish) (Critically Endangered)
Rhynchobatus laevis (Smoothnose wedgefish) (Critically Endangered)
Rhynchobatus luebberti (African wedgefish) (Critically Endangered)
Rhynchobatus mononoke
Rhynchobatus palpebratus (Eyebrow wedgefish)
Rhynchobatus pristinus
Rhynchobatus springeri (Broadnose wedgefish) (Critically Endangered)
Rhynchobatus vincenti

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0