| Taxonavigation: Rhinopristiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Rhinobatidae
Subfamilia: Rhynchobatinae
Genus: Rhynchobatus
Species: Rhynchobatus immaculatus
Name
Rhynchobatus immaculatus Last et al., 2013
Type locality: Keelung fish market, Taiwan.
Etymology: The specific name immaculate is a combination of the Latin im (= not) and macula (= spot, mark), and is based on the lack of a dark pectoral marking (rather than any white spots) which is otherwise present in small individuals of other nominal species of Rhynchobatus.
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References
- Last, P.R.; Ho, H.-C.; Chen, R.-r. 2013: A new species of wedgefish, Rhynchobatus immaculatus (Chondrichthyes, Rhynchobatidae), from Taiwan. Zootaxa 3752(1): 185–198. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3752.1.11 Reference page.