Rhynchobatus australiae
Rhynchobatus australiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Rhynchobatidae |
Genus: | Rhynchobatus |
Species: | R. australiae |
Binomial name | |
Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939 | |
Rhynchobatus australiae, also called the white-spotted guitarfish or white-spotted wedgefish, is a species of fish in the Rhynchobatidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas. It is part of a species complex that also includes the giant guitarfish, the broadnose wedgefish and possibly the smoothnose wedgefish.
References
- White, W.T. & McAuley, R. 2003. Rhynchobatus australiae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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