Broadnose wedgefish

The broadnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus springeri) is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found in coastal and estuarine habitats in southeast Asia, where documented from Java, Borneo, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss and overfishing.[1] This is a medium-sized species of Rhynchobatus, which reaches a maximum length of about 2.15 m (7.1 ft).[3][4]

Broadnose wedgefish
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Batoidea
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinidae
Genus: Rhynchobatus
Species:
R. springeri
Binomial name
Rhynchobatus springeri
Compagno & Last, 2010

Etymology

The ray is named in honor of Stewart Springer (5 June 1906 – 23 August 1991), because of his contributions to the systematics of Rhynchobatus.[5]


References
  1. Kyne, P.M. (2019). "Rhynchobatus springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60182A124448942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60182A124448942.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last (2010). A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus springeri (Rhynchobatoidei, Rhynchobatidae), from the Western Pacific. 77-88 pp. in: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J., eds.: Descriptions of new sharks and rays from Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 32.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Rhynchobatus springeri" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
  5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order RHINOPRISTIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 January 2022.


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