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Rhynchobatus laevis (Smoothnose wedgefish; Smooth nose wedgefish)

Synonyms: Rhinobatus laevis; Rhynchobatus yentinensis (heterotypic)
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Wikipedia Abstract

The smoothnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus laevis) is a species of fish in the Rhynchobatidae family. It is found in western and northern Indian Ocean, ranging from Zanzibar, north to the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, and east to Bangladesh. Populations elsewhere are now recognized as separate species. Its natural habitat is shallow seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Rhynchobatus laevis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Rhynchobatus laevis

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♦ 1Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
♦ 2Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
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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