Scientific Name	Rhinobatos schlegelii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Müller & Henle, 1841	Depth	5 - 230M
Chinese	薛氏琵琶鱝	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	琵琶鱝科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F047　Rhinobatidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	許氏犁頭鰩
Max Length	100 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	飯匙鯊、魴仔、飯匙(澎湖)、湯匙(澎湖)、[魚本]仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South West、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	[Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen.; ref. 3069] Japan, Northwestern Pacific
Synonyms	Rhinobatos schlegeli, Rhinobatos schlegelli, Rhinobatus natalensis, Rhinobatus schlegelii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  朱元鼎 編 1984 朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054480. ASIZP0059353. ASIZP0060045. ASIZP0065502. ASIZP0070203. ASIZP0072243. ASIZP0075024. ASIZP0805005. ASIZP0915005. FRIP01269. MTP0127. NMMBP02470. NMMBP03191. NMMBP03330. NMMBP06189. NMMBP06404. NTMP1241. NTMP1381. NTUM06681.
Barcode	2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Sand skate shark; Sand shark; Shovelnose; Yellow guitarfish; Brown guitarfish; Beaked guitar fish; Guitarfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Disc subtriangular longer than wide. Snout elongate, 1.4 to 1.5 in head, bluntly pointed. Rostral cartilages strong; ridges distinct to near the end, converging more rapidly in the third of their length nearest the skull. Spiracles close behind eyes, with two prominent fold on hind edge. Norstrils large, oblique; anterior valve moderate, inner of sections broader, extend halfway from lobe to inner nostril edge and then turned forward; posterior valve larger than outer, inner section much wider than the outer. Mouth slightly waved. Teeth smooth, rhomboid. Gill openings moderate, equidistant. Two dorsals. The origin of first dorsal a distance behind base of pelvics greater than that between the two dorsals. Tail depressed, with lateral fold. Caudal moderate, subcaudal without lobe. Specimen in formalin uniform brown above, dorsals and caudal dark brown, lateral fold pale. Under surface whitish. Distribution: Arabia, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Korea.
habitats	Found near shore on sandy-mud bottoms. Feeds on small benthic animals. Ovoviviparous. The best edible fish in the family, served in raw slices or hard boiled with seasonings. Dried fins used for shark-fin soup.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Korea to the Philippines. Records from India and Oman may not be this species.
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