WoRMS taxon details
Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775)
217378 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217378)
accepted
Species
Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rhinchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Rhinobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted
Rhinobatus maculata Ehrenberg, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Rhynchobatis djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Rhynchobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Rhynchobatus djiddenis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Rhynchobatus djidensis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Rhyncobatis djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Rhyncobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Rhyncobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Rynchobatus djiddensis · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling of the generic noun)
Rynchobatus djiddensis australiae Whitley, 1939 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Rhynchobatus djiddensis australiae Whitley, 1939 accepted as Rhynchobatus australiae Whitley, 1939 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details] 
Description Inhabits close inshore and shallow estuaries, from the surfline down to 30 m. Feeds on crabs, lobsters,squids, bivalves and...
Description Inhabits close inshore and shallow estuaries, from the surfline down to 30 m. Feeds on crabs, lobsters,squids, bivalves and small fishes. Males mature at 156 cm while females at 177 cm off East Africa (Ref. 1602). Ovoviviparous. Bears about 4 young in summer, 60 cm in length. Takes crayfish and pilchard bait. Flesh with excellent taste. Utilized fresh and dried/salted (Ref. 9987). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217378 on 2026-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775) Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2088059 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Sin, Y. T. (2009). Age, growth and reproductive biology of whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) from Hong Kong and adjacent waters. Mphil thesis. The University of Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits close inshore and shallow estuaries, from the surfline down to 30 m. Feeds on crabs, lobsters,squids, bivalves and small fishes. Males mature at 156 cm while females at 177 cm off East Africa (Ref. 1602). Ovoviviparous. Bears about 4 young in summer, 60 cm in length. Takes crayfish and pilchard bait. Flesh with excellent taste. Utilized fresh and dried/salted (Ref. 9987). [details]Spelling Spelled R. djeddensis in <130>. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whitespotted wedgefish | [details] |
| Japanese | トンガリサカタザメ | [details] |
| Turkish | dev gitarbaligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Rynchobatus djiddensis)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhinobatus maculata Ehrenberg, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhyncobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Rhynchobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhynchobatus djiddensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Rynchobatus djiddensis australiae Whitley, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhyncobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhyncobatis djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhyncobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhynchobatus djiddenis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhynchobatus djidensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhynchobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinobatus maculata Ehrenberg, 1829)
To GenBank (112 nucleotides; 99 proteins) (from synonym Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (112 nucleotides; 99 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Rhynchobatus djiddensis RAD110888-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Rhynchobatus djiddensis RAD110888-003)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Rynchobatus djiddensis)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications) (from synonym Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhinobatus maculata Ehrenberg, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhyncobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (53 publications) (from synonym Rhynchobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhynchobatus djiddensis)
To FishBase (from synonym Rynchobatus djiddensis australiae Whitley, 1939)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhyncobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhyncobatis djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhyncobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhynchobatus djiddenis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhynchobatus djidensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhynchobatus djeddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhinobatus maculata Ehrenberg, 1829)
To GenBank (112 nucleotides; 99 proteins) (from synonym Raja djiddensis Forsskål, 1775)
To GenBank (112 nucleotides; 99 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Critically Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Rhynchobatus djiddensis RAD110888-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Rhynchobatus djiddensis RAD110888-003)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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