Bottlenose Wedgefish [Rhynchobatus palpebratus]
Description
The Bottlenose Wedgefish is a species of ray found in the western Pacific Ocean, from the South China Sea to northern Australia. This species is characterized by its distinctively shaped snout which resembles a bottle. It usually lives in sandy or muddy bottom habitats and feeds primarily on small fishes and invertebrates.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Cartilaginous Fish
Chondrichthyes
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| Order |
Sawback and Guitarfish
Rhiniformes
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| Family |
Guitarfishes
Rhinobatidae
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| Genus |
Wedgefish
Rhinidae
|