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Roughnose wedgefish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Family
  
Rhynchobatidae

Scientific name
  
Rhynchobatus sp. nov. A

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Rajiformes

Genus
  
Rhynchobatus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
African wedgefish, Smoothnose wedgefish, Rhynchobatus australiae, Clubnose guitarfish, Rhinobatos annandalei

The roughnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus sp. nov. A) is a species of fish in the Rhynchobatidae family. It is found in Indonesia (off Java) and Singapore. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons. It is threatened by habitat loss. Despite having been known for more than a decade, it remains an undescribed species.

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Roughnose wedgefish Wikipedia