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Rhynchobatus mononoke Koeda, Itou, Yamada & Motomura, 2020

Japanese wedgefish
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Common names: Japanese wedgefish, Mononoke-tongarisakatazame
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality of Rhynchobatus mononoke, Kagoshima, off Satsu-masendai. Known off the western coast of Kyushu south to Kasasa, Satsuma Peninsula, north to Nagasaki, west to the northern East China Sea, and of Tateyama, Boso Peninsula. Most probably endemic in the country (Ref. 123186). Conservation status: This wedgefish is occasionally landed at fish markets in Kagoshima Prefecture and used for culinary purpose. Reported catches of the species were very rare in the East China Sea and is apparently restricted distribution and increasing rarity indicate that the species should immediately be included in the IUCN Red List CR 'Critically Endangered' category (Ref. 123186).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Koeda, K., M. Itou, M. Yamada and H. Motomura, 2020
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Rhinidae (Wedgefishes)
Etymology: Rhynchobatus: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Greek, batis, -idos = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335);  mononoke: Name 'mononoke' means 'specter' in Japanese, due to the ventral surface of specimens appearing like a traditional Japanese specter, wearing a triangular white hat (crown) on its forehead; noun in apposition..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 15 - 136 m (Ref. 123186).   Subtropical

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