Species profile—Rhynchobatus palpebratus (eyebrow wedgefish)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes) → Rhynchobatidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&family=rhynchobatidae ) (wedgefishes) → Rhynchobatus palpebratus (eyebrow wedgefish)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=32521&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=32521&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=32521 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (animals)
Class
Chondrichthyes ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes ) (cartilaginous fishes)
Family
Rhynchobatidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=chondrichthyes&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 ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=32521 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=32521 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.