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Species profile—Rhynchobatus australiae (whitespotted guitarfish)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → Rhynchobatidae (wedgefishes) → Rhynchobatus australiae (whitespotted guitarfish)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Rhynchobatidae (wedgefishes)
Scientific name
Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939
Common name
whitespotted guitarfish
WildNet taxon ID
22596
Synonym(s)
Rhynchobatus djiddensis australiae
Alternate name(s)
white-spotted guitarfish
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22596.

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
9 December 2024