Smoothnose wedgefish
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R. laevis
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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.[1] Its natural habitat is shallow seas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- ↑ Last, P.R., Ho, H.-C. & Chen, R.-R. (2013): A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus immaculatus (Chondrichthyes, Rhynchobatidae), from Taiwan. Pp. 185-198 in: de Carvalho, M.R., Ebert, D.A., Ho, H.-C. & White, W.T. (eds.) : Systematics and biodiversity of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of Taiwan. Zootaxa, 3752 (1): 1–386.
- McAuley, R. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2003. Rhynchobatus laevis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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