Eyebrow Wedgefish, Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last 2008
Other Names: Eyebrow Wedgefish
Eyebrow Wedgefish, Rhynchobatus palpebratus. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A yellowish-grey wedgefish with large, distinct black ocelli on the pectoral-fin bases and sometimes behind the spiracles. The Eyebrow Wedgefish also has white spots on the pectoral disc and tail, a prominent white anterior margin on the pectoral disc, and black eye-brow like markings on the orbital membrane.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Rhynchobatus palpebratus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 24 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2640
Eyebrow Wedgefish, Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last 2008
More Info
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Distribution |
Exmouth, Western Australia, to off Cairns, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical West Pacific. |
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Features |
Snout long, narrowly pointed, not bottle-shaped or broadly wedge-shaped; preoral snout 17–22% of total length. Eyes small, lengths 3.7–4.0 in preorbital snout; interorbital space 2.6–2.8 in preorbital snout. Mouth hardly bowed, with a strong indentation on upper jaw near symphysis and strong protuberance on lower jaw. no spines on dorsal snout. Supraorbital spines very small, spines in mid-dorsal row similarly small; single weak row of small scapular spines on each side. Enlarged dorsal spines light-coloured. Origin of first dorsal fin over origin of pelvic fin; predorsal length 43–48% of total length. Propterygial radials 3–7 + 20–23 = 25–29, mesopterygial radials 3–5 + 5–7 = 9–12, metapterygial radials 24–28, total radials 62–65. Vertebrae: 12–14 synarcual centra, 25–35 monospondylous precaudal centra, 61–72 diplospondylous precaudal vertebrae, 35–44 caudal centra, 130–139 free centra, 144–152 total centra. |
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Colour |
Yellowish grey with white spots on pectoral disc and tail; pectoral disc with a prominent white anterior margin; black eye-brow like markings on orbital membrane; large, sharp-edged, black ocelli on pectoral-fin bases and sometimes behind spiracles. |
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Species Citation |
Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last 2008, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 230, Figs 1-3. Type locality: north-west of Wessel Islands, Arafura Sea, NT [10°11'S, 137°17'E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Resources |
Eyebrow Wedgefish, Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last 2008
References
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Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. (as Rhynchobatus djiddensis, in part)
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