WoRMS taxon details
Rhinobatidae
AphiaID: 105712
AphiaID: 105712
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Batoidea (Infraclass) > Rajiformes (Order) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||
| Rank | Family | |||||||||
| Parent | Rajiformes | |||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] | |||||||||
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| Direct child taxa [show all] | Subfamily Platyrhininae
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| Environment | marine | |||||||||
| Links | To AnimalsAndEarth (David Shale) To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||
| Note |
Distribution: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans mostly in tropical coastal waters. Body form intermediate between that of a shark and a skate. Also called shovelnose sharks. Numerous small, blunt teeth in jaws. Two large dorsal fins; caudal fin well developed. Denticles arranged in a row on dorsal midline. No spine in tail. They reach moderate to large size and are important commercial species in many coastal nations. Ovoviviparous. Feed on bottom organisms, including molluscs and crustaceans, but will also take small fishes. [details] | |||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105712 | |||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Rhinobatidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105712 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||||
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