Roughnose wedgefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Rajiformes |
Family: | Rhynchobatidae |
Genus: | Rhynchobatus |
Species: | R. sp. nov. A |
Binomial name | |
Rhynchobatus sp. nov. A |
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.