Broadnose wedgefish

Broadnose wedgefish
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rhinopristiformes
Family:	Rhinidae
Genus:	Rhynchobatus
Species:	R. springeri
Binomial name
Rhynchobatus springeri Compagno & Last, 2010

The broadnose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus springeri) is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found in coastal and estuarine habitats in southeast Asia, where it is documented from Java, Borneo, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand. ^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss and overfishing. ^[1] This is a medium-sized species of Rhynchobatus , which reaches a maximum length of about 2.15 m (7.1 ft). ^{[3] [4]}

Etymology

The ray is named in honor of Stewart Springer (5 June 1906 – 23 August 1991), because of his contributions to the systematics of Rhynchobatus. ^[5]

References

1. Kyne, P.M. (2019). "Rhynchobatus springeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T60182A124448942. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60182A124448942.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last (2010). A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus springeri (Rhynchobatoidei, Rhynchobatidae), from the Western Pacific. 77-88 pp. in: Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J., eds.: Descriptions of new sharks and rays from Borneo. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 32.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhynchobatus springeri". FishBase . February 2011 version.
5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order RHINOPRISTIFORMES". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.