Rhynchobatus australiae
Taxonavigation: Rhinopristiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea
Superordo: Batomorphii
Ordo: Rhinopristiformes

Familia: Rhinobatidae
Subfamilia: Rhynchobatinae
Genus: Rhynchobatus
Species: Rhynchobatus australiae

Name

Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939

  • Holotype (unique): AMS IA.4959.

Type locality: Off Manning River mouth, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS IA.4959.

Etymology: of Australia (name originally proposed as an Australian subspecies of R. djiddensis). (From: The ETYFishproject)

Synonyms

Vernacular names

English: Whitespotted Wedgefish

References

  • Last, P.R., Séret, B. & Naylor, G.J.P. 2016. A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea). Zootaxa 4117(4): 451–475. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1. Reference page. 
  • Whitley, G. P., 1939: Taxonomic notes on sharks and rays. Australian Zoologist 9 (3): 227-262, fig. 18, pl. 20-22. Reference page. 
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