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More model informationRhynchobatus sp. jaws. Wedgefishes are elasmobranch fishes showing rounded teeth that are generally associated with durophagy. A recent study, however, showed that these sharks regularly feed on stingrays, a piscivorous diet often believed to demand pointed teeth for grasping and/or ripping.
Conservation status within this genus varies according to the considered species, varying from “near treatened” to “critically endangered” in the IUCN red list categories.
This sample is part of the zoological collections of the University of Genoa.
This model was realized by Glenda Cantale during the Universal Civil Service (SCU) at the Genoa University.
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