Common names:
Eyebrow wedgefish
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Comments:
Type locality, north-west of Wessel Islands, Arafura Sea, Northern Territory, CSIRO H 3384-01 (holotype of Rhynchobatus palpebratus, 102.5 cm TL, adult male). Known from Northern Australia from Exmouth Gulf (Western Australia) to Cairns (Queensland), including throughout the Arafura Sea (Northern Territory) and Gulf of Carpentaria (Ref. 76954).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last, 2008
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Rhinidae (Wedgefishes)
Etymology: Rhynchobatus:Greek, rhingchos = snout + Greek, batis, -idos = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335); palpebratus:Name from Latin 'palpebra' meaning eyelid, refers to the dark, eyebrow-like marking on the supraorbital membrane.. More on authors: Compagno & Last.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 61 m (Ref. 76954). Tropical; 5°S - 23°S, 113°E - 154°E (Ref. 114953)
Distribution
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