Rhynchobatus australiae: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rhynchobatus australiae lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhynchobatus australiae
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rajiformes
Family	Rhinidae

Where does the rhynchobatus australiae live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rhynchobatus australiae in 5 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: New Guinea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the rhynchobatus australiae endangered?

The rhynchobatus australiae’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rhynchobatus australiae?

The rhynchobatus australiae (Rhynchobatus australiae) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Rajiformes and the family Rhinidae, genus Rhynchobatus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rhynchobatus australiae

Rhynchobatus australiae, also called the white-spotted guitarfish, white-spotted wedgefish or bottlenose wedgefish, is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found from shallow waters to a depth of at least 60 m (200 ft) in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from the East African coast and the Red Sea, to Taiwan, the Philippines and Australia. It is part of a species complex that also includes the giant guitarfish, the broadnose wedgefish and possibly the smoothnose wedgefish.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rhynchobatus australiae (revision 1380831226), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2342368 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).