Smoothnose wedgefish
| Smoothnose wedgefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rhynchobatidae |
| Genus: | Rhynchobatus |
| Species: | R. laevis |
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Rhynchobatus laevis (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) |
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The smoothnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus laevis) is a species of fish in the Rhynchobatidae family. It is found in western and northern Indian Ocean, ranging from Zanzibar, north to the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, and east to Bangladesh. Populations elsewhere are now recognized as separate species. Its natural habitat is shallow seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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