Species profile—Rhynchobatus palpebratus (eyebrow wedgefish)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → Rhynchobatidae (wedgefishes) → Rhynchobatus palpebratus (eyebrow wedgefish)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
- Family
- Rhynchobatidae (wedgefishes)
- Scientific name
- Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008
- Common name
- eyebrow wedgefish
- Type reference
- Compagno, L.J.V. & Last, P.R. (2008). A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus palpebratus sp. nov. (Rhynchobatoidei: Rhynchobatidae), from the Indo–West Pacific. Pp 227-240 in: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Tas.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 32521
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
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=32521.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
