Rhynchobatus palpebratus explained

Rhynchobatus palpebratus, the eyebrow wedgefish, is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family.[1] It is found in coastal waters off northern Australia.[2] It reaches up to 2.62m (08.6feet) in length and closely resemble the smoothnose wedgefish (R. laevis), which has denser white spotting, and also differ in distribution and genetics.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Compagno, L.J.V. & Last, P.R. (2008). A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus palpebratus sp. nov. (Rhynchobatoidei: Rhynchobatidae), from the Indo–West Pacific. In: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J., eds: Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 022, pp. 227–240.
  2. Book: Last . White . de Carvalho . Séret . Stehmann . Naylor . Rays of the World . 2016 . . 68–75 . 9780643109148 .

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