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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classElasmobranchii
  4. ›orderRhinopristiformes
  5. ›familyRhinidae
  6. ›genusRhynchobatus
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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Broadnose Wedgefish

Rhynchobatus springeri Compagno & Last, 2010

Also calledBreitnasen-Geigenrochen (deu) · Breitnasen-Gitarrenrochen (deu) · Pesce chitarra di Springer (ita) · Pesce violino di Springer (ita) · Raia-viola-de-Springer (por) · سمك الإسفين واسع الأنف (ara) · ปลาโรนันจุดขาวใหญ่ (tha)

First described in: Compagno, L.J.V.; Last, P.R. (2010). A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus springeri (Rhynchobatoidei, Rhynchobatidae), from the Western Pacific. <em>Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds.): Descriptions of new sharks and rays from Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper.</em> 32: 77-88.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5963020.