Rhynchobatus cooki Last, Kyne & Compagno, 2016
Clown wedgefish, Roughnose wedgefish
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Clark-Shen et al., 2019).
Distribution
Unknown (Asian waters).
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Last, P. R., Kyne, P. M. and Compagno, L. J. V. (2016). A new species of wedgefish Rhynchobatus cooki (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 4139(2): 233-247. [Abstract]
Other references:
Clark-Shen, Naomi et al. (2019). Not yet extinct: Rhynchobatus cooki is found after being unseen for over 20 years. Pacific Conservation Biology. doi: https://doi.org/10.1071/PC19027 [Abstract]
Kyne, P. M., Rigby, C. L. and Last, P. R. (2019). Rhynchobatus cooki. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T60181A151858712. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60181A151858712.en. Downloaded on 18 October 2019.