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Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008

Eyebrow wedgefish
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Thailand country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: A single record from the Andaman Sea (Ref. 76954) was mentioned but not in Ref. 114953:74 (Rays of the World, 2016).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R., W.T. White, M.R. de Carvalho, B. Séret, M.F.W. Stehmann and G.J.P. Naylor, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Rhinidae (Wedgefishes)
Etymology: Rhynchobatus: Greek, rhingchos = snout + Greek, batis, -idos = a sting ray (Raja sp.) (Ref. 45335);  palpebratus: Name from Latin 'palpebra' meaning eyelid, refers to the dark, eyebrow-like marking on the supraorbital membrane..
  More on authors: Compagno & Last.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 61 m (Ref. 76954).   Tropical; 5°S - 23°S, 113°E - 154°E (Ref. 114953)

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