Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinidae wedgefishes
Subfamily: Rhynchobatinae
Genus: Rhynchobatus

(See list of species below)

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8 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dubosc, J.

Rhynchobatus australiae
[Bottlenose wedgefish]

No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 81 cm TL

Rhynchobatus cooki
[Clown wedgefish]

Photo by Modder, T.

Rhynchobatus djiddensis
[Giant guitarfish]

No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 99 cm TL

Rhynchobatus immaculatus
[Taiwanese Wedgefish]

Photo by Krajangdara, T.

Rhynchobatus laevis
[Smoothnose wedgefish]

Photo by FAO

Rhynchobatus luebberti
[African wedgefish]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Rhynchobatus palpebratus
[Eyebrow wedgefish]

Photo by Krajangdara, T. & S. Boonsuk

Rhynchobatus springeri
[Broadnose wedgefish]

8 Species of Family Rhinidae with Genus Rhynchobatus
(wedgefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1939	Rhynchobatus australiae	Bottlenose wedgefish	Western Pacific	300 TL
2016	Rhynchobatus cooki	Clown wedgefish	Western Pacific	81 TL
1775	Rhynchobatus djiddensis	Giant guitarfish	Western Indian Ocean	310 TL
2013	Rhynchobatus immaculatus	Taiwanese Wedgefish	Northwest Pacific	99 TL
1801	Rhynchobatus laevis	Smoothnose wedgefish	Indo-West Pacific	270 TL
1915	Rhynchobatus luebberti	African wedgefish	Eastern Atlantic	300 TL
2008	Rhynchobatus palpebratus	Eyebrow wedgefish	Indo-West Pacific	102.5 TL
2010	Rhynchobatus springeri	Broadnose wedgefish	Indo-Malay	215 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ElasmobranchiiOrder: RhinopristiformesFamily: Rhinidae wedgefishesSubfamily: RhynchobatinaeGenus: Rhynchobatus(See list of species below)

Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinidae wedgefishes
Subfamily: Rhynchobatinae
Genus: Rhynchobatus

(See list of species below)