Eyebrow wedgefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
Family: | Rhinidae |
Genus: | Rhynchobatus |
Species: | R. palpebratus |
Binomial name | |
Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008 |
The eyebrow wedgefish (Rhynchobatus palpebratus) is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found in coastal waters off northern Australia. It reaches up to 2.62 m (8.6 ft) in length and closely resemble the smoothnose wedgefish (R. laevis), which has denser white spotting, and also differ in distribution and genetics.