Rhynchobatus palpebratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinidae |
Genus: | Rhynchobatus |
Species: | R. palpebratus
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Binomial name | |
Rhynchobatus palpebratus |
Rhynchobatus palpebratus, the eyebrow wedgefish, is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. [2] [3] It is found in coastal waters off northern Australia. [4] It reaches up to 2.62 m (8.6 ft) in length and closely resemble the smoothnose wedgefish (R. laevis), which has denser white spotting, and also differ in distribution and genetics. [4]