Wedgefish
Family of cartilaginous fishes
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Wedgefishes are rays of the family Rhinidae, comprising eleven species in three genera.[1][2][3] Classified in the order Rhinopristiformes along with guitarfishes and sawfishes, they have also been known as giant guitarfishes or sharkfin guitarfishes.
| Wedgefishes | |
|---|---|
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| Whitespotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Rhinidae J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 |
| Genera | |
Taxonomy
- Rhina Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Rhina ancylostoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Shark ray)
- Rhynchobatus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837
- Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939 (Bottlenose wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus cooki Last, Kyne & Compagno, 2016 (Roughnose wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) (Whitespotted wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus immaculatus Last, H.-C.Ho & R.-R. Chen, 2013 (Taiwanese wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus laevis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Smoothnose wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus luebberti Ehrenbaum, 1915 (African wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus mononoke Koeda, Itou, Yamada & Motomura, 2020 (Japanese wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008 (Eyebrow wedgefish)
- Rhynchobatus springeri Compagno & Last, 2010 (Broadnose wedgefish)
- Rhynchorhina Séret & Naylor, 2016
- Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis Séret & Naylor, 2016 (False shark ray)
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