African wedgefish

Rhynchobatus luebberti

Fish Reaching Three Hundred Centimeters in the Congo Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Large
Tropical fish

The African wedgefish, guitarra, Lubbert's guitarfish, or spikenose wedgefish (Rhynchobatus luebberti) is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is the only species in its genus to occur in the East Atlantic.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Shovelnose Rays
Family: Rhinidae
Genus: Rhynchobatus
Maximum length: 300 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Congo to Mauritania.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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