Family RHINIDAE
Shark Rays, Sharkfin Guitarfishes
Compiler and date details
25 April 2011 - John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
The family Rhinidae in the past was treated as including Rhinobatus and Rhynchobatus (Bigelow & Schroeder 1953). Last & Stevens (1994), Nelson (1994) and Compagno & Last (1999) treated the Rhinobatidae and Rhinidae (including Rhynchobatus) separate families. Recently, Nelson (2006) and Last & Stevens (2009) assigned the genus Rhynchobatus to its own family, the Rhyncobatidae.
The family incluides a single species found in coastal areas and the continental shelf from the Indo-west Pacific. It is similar in general appearance to a shark, but is classified with the rays.
Maximum size known is 2.7 m.
General References
Bigelow, H.B. & Schroeder, W.C. 1953. Sawfishes, guitarfishes, skates and rays. pp. 1-514, figs 1-117 in Parr, A.E. (ed.). Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Memoir. Sears Foundation of Marine Research 1(2): 1-599
Compagno, L.J.V. & Last, P.R. 1999. Families Pristidae, Rhinidae, Rhinobatidae, Platyrhinidae. pp. 1410-1432 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068.
Fowler, H.W. 1941. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the groups Elasmobranchii, Holocephali, Isospondyli and Ostariophysi obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(13): 1-879 figs 1-30
Nelson, J.S. 1994. Fishes of the World. New York : John Wiley & Sons 600 pp.
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
Common Name References
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [295] (Sharkfin Guitarfishes)
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [299] (Shark Rays)
History of changes
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16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
10-Mar-2010 | 10-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |