Rhynchobatus

Rhynchobatus
	Rhynchobatus djiddensis
Systematics
Subclass :	Euselachii
Subclass :	Plate gill (Elasmobranchii)
without rank:	Stingray (batoidea)
Order :	Rhinopristiformes
Family :	Rhinidae
Genre :	Rhynchobatus
Scientific name
	Rhynchobatus
	Müller & Henle , 1837

Rhynchobatus ( Gr .: “Rhingchos” = snout, Latin : “batis” = rays) is a genus of rays (Batoidea). The large, up to three meters long fish live in the Red Sea , in the Indo-Pacific and in the eastern Atlantic , on the coast of West Africa, on the continental shelf . They feed on bottom-dwelling fish, crustaceans and molluscs and are ovoviviparous .

features

Rhynchobatus species mediate between sharks and rays in their appearance. The front part of the body with the head and muzzle forms an acute angle, the pectoral and pelvic fins are clearly separated from the body, the first dorsal fin sits above the pelvic fins, the second on the caudal peduncle. The tail ends in a large, bilobed caudal fin .

species

Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939
Rhynchobatus cooki Last, Kyne and Compagno, 2016
Rhynchobatus djiddensis ( Forsskål , 1775)
Rhynchobatus immaculatus Peter R. Last, Hsuan-Ching Ho & Rou-Rong Chen, 2013
Rhynchobatus laevis ( Bloch & Schneider , 1801)
Rhynchobatus luebberti Ehrenbaum, 1915
Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008
Rhynchobatus springeri Compagno & Last, 2010

supporting documents

↑ Peter R. Last, Hsuan-Ching Ho & Rou-Rong Chen: A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus immaculatus (Chondrichthyes, Rhynchobatidae), from Taiwan . Zootaxa 3752: 185-198 (Dec. 24, 2013)
↑ LJV Compagno, PP Last: A new species of wedgefish, Rynchobatus springeri (Rhynchobatoidei, Rhynchobatidae), from the Western Pacific. In: PP Last, WT White, JJ Pogonoski (Ed.): Descriptions of new sharks and rays from Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 32; Pp. 77-88. ( Full text ; PDF; 7.6 MB)

swell

Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7 .

Web links

Commons : Rhynchobatus - collection of images, videos and audio files

Rhynchobatus on Fishbase.org (English)

[1] Peter R. Last, Hsuan-Ching Ho & Rou-Rong Chen: A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus immaculatus (Chondrichthyes, Rhynchobatidae), from Taiwan . Zootaxa 3752: 185-198 (Dec. 24, 2013)

[2] LJV Compagno, PP Last: A new species of wedgefish, Rynchobatus springeri (Rhynchobatoidei, Rhynchobatidae), from the Western Pacific. In: PP Last, WT White, JJ Pogonoski (Ed.): Descriptions of new sharks and rays from Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 32; Pp. 77-88. ( Full text ; PDF; 7.6 MB)