Rhynchobatus palpebratus
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| Species: | R. palpebratus
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The eyebrow wedgefish (Rhynchobatus palpebratus) is a species of fish in the Rhynchobatidae family.[1][2] It is found in coastal waters off northern Australia.[3] It reaches up to 2.62 m (8.6 ft) in length and closely resemble the smoothnose wedgefish (R. laevis), which has denser white spotting, and also differ in distribution and genetics.[3]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Rhynchobatus palpebratus". FishBase.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Rays of the World. CSIRO. 2016. pp. 68–75. ISBN 9780643109148.
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