Wedgefishes | |
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Whitespotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: |
Rhinidae J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 |
Genera | |
Wedgefishes are rays of the family Rhinidae, comprising eleven species in three genera. [1] [2] [3] Classified in the order Rhinopristiformes along with guitarfishes and sawfishes, they have also been known as giant guitarfishes or sharkfin guitarfishes.
Wedgefishes | |
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Whitespotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Superorder: | Batoidea |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: |
Rhinidae J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 |
Genera | |
Wedgefishes are rays of the family Rhinidae, comprising eleven species in three genera. [1] [2] [3] Classified in the order Rhinopristiformes along with guitarfishes and sawfishes, they have also been known as giant guitarfishes or sharkfin guitarfishes.