Species Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008
Eyebrow Wedgefish
- Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno, L.J.V. & Last, P.R. 2008. A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus palpebratus sp. nov. (Rhynchobatoidei: Rhynchobatidae), from the Indo–West Pacific. pp. 227-240 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358 [230].
Type data:
Holotype CSIRO H.3384–01, north-west of Wessel Islands, Arafura Sea, NT [10°11'S, 137°17'E].
Paratype(s) CSIRO C.2291; CSIRO CA.2373; CSIRO H.2376–08; CSIRO H.3322–01; CSIRO H.3340–01; CSIRO H.4927–01.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775). —
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. (in part, because of confusion with other species) - Rhinobatus australiae Whitley, 1939. —
Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. 2006. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing : Australia Part 1, pp. xxiv 1–670; Part 2, pp. xxi 671–1472; Part 3, pp. xxi 1473–2178. [175] (in part, because other species not recognised at the time)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Exmouth, WA to off Cairns, QLD; tropical, west Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
5-60 m
General References
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. (as Rhynchobatus djiddensis, in part)
Common Name References
Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [304] (Eyebrow Wedgefish)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Mar-2010 | ADDED |