- African wedgefish
Taxobox
name = African wedgefish
status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
ordo =Rajiformes
familia =Rhynchobatidae
genus = "Rhynchobatus "
species = "R. luebberti"
binomial = "Rhynchobatus luebberti"
binomial_authority = Ehrenbaum, 1914
synonyms = The African wedgefish, guitarra, Lubbert's guitarfish, or spikenose wedgefish ("Rhynchobatus luebberti") is a species offish in theRhynchobatidae family. It is found inAngola ,Benin ,Cameroon , theRepublic of the Congo , theDemocratic Republic of the Congo ,Ivory Coast ,Equatorial Guinea ,Gabon ,Gambia ,Ghana ,Guinea ,Guinea-Bissau ,Liberia ,Mauritania ,Nigeria ,Senegal ,Sierra Leone , andTogo . Its naturalhabitat s are shallowsea s,coral reef s,estuarine waters, and coastal salinelagoon s. It is threatened byhabitat loss .ource
* Compagno, L.J.V. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60180/all Rhynchobatus luebberti] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on
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