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Rhynchobatus immaculatus

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Rhynchobatus immaculatus
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinidae
Genus: Rhynchobatus
Species:
R. immaculatus
Binomial name
Rhynchobatus immaculatus

Rhynchobatus immaculatus, the Taiwanese wedgefish, is a species of fish in the family Rhinidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Taiwan.[2] This species reaches a length of 99 cm (39 in). [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ Last, P.R., Ho, H.-C. & Chen, R.-R. (2013): A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus immaculatus (Chondrichthyes, Rhynchobatidae), from Taiwan. Pp. 185-198 in: de Carvalho, M.R., Ebert, D.A., Ho, H.-C. & White, W.T. (eds.) : Systematics and biodiversity of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of Taiwan. Zootaxa, 3752 (1): 1–386.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhynchobatus immaculatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.