Roughnose wedgefish
| Roughnose wedgefish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Rhinidae |
| Genus: | Rhynchobatus |
| Species: | R. cooki |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchobatus cooki Last, Kyne & Compagno, 2016 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Rhynchobatus compagnoi Last & Kyne, 2016 | |
The roughnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus cooki) is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found in Indonesia (off Java) and Singapore. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss. Despite having been known for more than a decade, it remained undescribed until 2016.[1][2] This is a relatively small species, reaching up to 81 cm (2.66 ft) in length.[2] Adults are greenish-brown above; young have white spots.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Last, P.R., Ho, H.-C. & Chen, R.-R. (2013). A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus immaculatus (Chondrichthyes, Rhynchobatidae), from Taiwan. Pp. 185-198 in: de Carvalho, M.R., Ebert, D.A., Ho, H.-C. & White, W.T., eds. Systematics and biodiversity of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of Taiwan. Zootaxa, 3752 (1): 1–386.
- 1 2 Last, Kyne & Compagno (2016). A new species of wedgefish Rhynchobatus cooki (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4139(2): 233-247. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4139.2.7
- ↑ Last; White; de Carvalho; Séret; Stehmann; and Naylor, eds. (2016). Rays of the World. CSIRO. pp. 68–75. ISBN 9780643109148.
- Compagno, L.J.V. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. Rhynchobatus sp. nov. A. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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