Smoothnose wedgefish

Taxobox
name = Smoothnose wedgefish


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
ordo = Rajiformes
familia = Rhynchobatidae
genus = "Rhynchobatus"
species = "R. laevis"
binomial = "Rhynchobatus laevis"
binomial_authority = (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonyms = The smoothnose wedgefish ("Rhynchobatus laevis") is a species of fish in the Rhynchobatidae family. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is shallow seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* McAuley, R. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/41854/all Rhynchobatus laevis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 03 August 2007.