Rhynchobatus australiae
Rhynchobatus australiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinidae |
Genus: | Rhynchobatus |
Species: | R. australiae
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Binomial name | |
Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939
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IUCN range of Rhynchobatus australiae
Extant (resident)
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Rhynchobatus australiae, also called the white-spotted guitarfish, white-spotted wedgefish or bottlenose wedgefish, is a species of
Anatomy and appearance
Rhynchobatus australiae reaches about 3 m (10 ft) in length.
Its tail fin has distinct upper and lower lobes, unlike the fiddler and shovelnose rays, where the lower lobe is reduced.[4]: 13, 65–69 Its snout is acutely pointed, merging into the flat triangular pectoral fins. Gills are on the underside of the head. The first (anterior) dorsal fin is in line with the pelvic fins, and there is a row of thorns along the dorsal midline.[4]: 67
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