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Rhynchobatus mononoke

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Rhynchobatus mononoke
At the Kagoshima Aquarium
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Rhinidae
Genus: Rhynchobatus
Species:
R. mononoke
Binomial name
Rhynchobatus mononoke

Rhynchobatus mononoke, the Japanese wedgefish, is a species of fish in the family Rhinidae. It is found in southern Japan.[2]

This species reaches a length of 130 cm (51 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ Koeda, Keita; Itou, Masahide; Yamada, Morihiko; Motomura, Hiroyuki (2020-09-20). "Rhynchobatus mononoke, a new species of wedgefish (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinidae) from Japan, with comments on Rhynchobatus laevis (Bloch and Schneider 1801)". Ichthyological Research. 68 (2): 223–238. doi:10.1007/s10228-020-00777-z. ISSN 1616-3915. S2CID 224917810.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rhynchobatus mononoke". FishBase. February 2015 version.