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Family RHYNCHOBATIDAE

Wedgefishes


Compiler and date details

25 April 2011 - Douglass F. Hoese & Matthew M. Lockett

Introduction

The family Rhynchobatidae includes a single genus and five species, with three species known from Australia (Last & Stevens 2009). The family is known from the Indo-west Pacific and eastern Atlantic. It was previously combined with the Rhinidae (Hoese et al. 2006), but we follow Nelson (2006) and Last & Stevens (2009) in recognising the family.

Wedgefishes live in coastal and continental shelf soft bottom environments in depths up to 60 m. Australian species are treated in Last & Stevens (1994, 2009) and Compagno & Last (1999).

Maximum size is 3 m.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
16-Apr-2012 16-Apr-2012 MODIFIED
10-Mar-2010 ADDED