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Wedgefish

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Wedgefishes are rays of the family Rhinidae, comprising eleven species in three genera.[1][2][3] Classified in the order Rhinopristiformes along with guitarfishes and sawfishes, they have also been known as giant guitarfishes or sharkfin guitarfishes.

Taxonomy

References

  1. ^ Last; White; de Carvalho; Séret; Stehmann; Naylor, eds. (2016). Rays of the World. CSIRO. ISBN 9780643109148.
  2. ^ Last, P.R., Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2016). "A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea)". Zootaxa. 4117 (4): 451–475. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1. PMID 27395187.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. ^ Koeda, K., Itou, M., Yamada, M. & Motomura, H. (2020). "Rhynchobatus mononoke, a new species of wedgefish (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinidae) from Japan, with comments on Rhynchobatus laevis (Bloch and Schneider 1801)". Ichthyological Research. 67 (4): 223–238. doi:10.1007/s10228-020-00777-z. S2CID 224917810.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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Wedgefish: Brief Summary

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Wedgefishes are rays of the family Rhinidae, comprising eleven species in three genera. Classified in the order Rhinopristiformes along with guitarfishes and sawfishes, they have also been known as giant guitarfishes or sharkfin guitarfishes.

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