Broadnose wedgefish

Taxobox
name = Broadnose wedgefish


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Rajiformes
familia = Rhynchobatidae
genus = "Rhynchobatus"
species = "R. sp. nov. B"
binomial = "Rhynchobatus sp. nov. B"
binomial_authority =
synonyms = The broadnose wedgefish ("Rhynchobatus sp. nov. B") is a species of fish in the Rhynchobatidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are open seas, coral reefs, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Compagno, L.J.V. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60182/all Rhynchobatus sp. nov. B] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.