Rhynchobatus palpebratus, Eyebrow wedgefish

Rhynchobatus palpebratus Compagno & Last, 2008

Eyebrow wedgefish
Add your observation in Fish Watcher
Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed.
Rhynchobatus palpebratus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
Upload your photos and videos
 Pictures | Google image
Image of Rhynchobatus palpebratus (Eyebrow wedgefish)
Rhynchobatus palpebratus
Picture by Devarapalli, P.

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)

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Eastern Indian Ocean and South-West Pacific; northern Australia and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 114953).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 262 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114953)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A poorly known benthic species that occurs in shallow water on the continental shelf. Presumably feeds on bottom-dwelling fishes and crustaceans. Males sexually mature at 103 cm TL (Ref. 114953).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last, 2008. A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus palpebratus sp. Nov., (Rhynchobatoidei: Rynchobatidae), from the Indo-West Pacific. In Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds.): Descriptions of New Australian Chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper no. 22. (Ref. 76954)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2bd); Date assessed: 03 December 2018

CITES

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

More information

Trophic ecology
Food items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Food rations
Predators
Ecology
Ecology
Population dynamics
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycle
Reproduction
Maturity
Maturity/Gills rel.
Fecundity
Spawning
Spawning aggregations
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Distribution
Territories
FAO areas
Ecosystems
Occurrences
Introductions
BRUVS - Videos
Anatomy
Gill area
Brain
Otolith
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Genetics
Genome
Genetics
Heterozygosity
Heritability
Genetic Diversity
Human related
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Outreach
Collaborators
Taxonomy
Common names
Synonyms
Morphology
Morphometrics
Pictures
References
References

Tools

E-book | Field guide | Length-frequency wizard | Life-history tool | Point map | Catch-MSY |

Special reports

Check for Aquarium maintenance | Check for Species Fact Sheets | Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets

Download XML

Summary page | Point data | Common names | Photos

Internet sources

AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search |