Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis, a new genus and species of wedgefish from the eastern central Atlantic (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Rhinidae) Author Séret, Bernard Author Naylor, Gavin J. P. text Zootaxa 2016 4138 2 291 308 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4138.2.4 852737fe-2816-4ca8-a8f9-9f67b9a46f33 1175-5326 271977 FA636B00-03FE-43F2-BF15-2D00D06E33B4 Rhynchorhina gen.nov. Type species . Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis sp. nov. (new designation). Diagnosis . The genus Rhynchorhina is distinguished from the closely related genus Rhynchobatus by its distinctive rounded snout. Head length (dorsal) 12.5–13.7 % TL; head length (ventral) 21.0–23.2 % TL; preorbital length 8.7–9.5 % TL; preoral length 10.2–10.9 % TL; prenasal length 8.4–9.1 % TL. Etymology . A composite name derived from Rhynchobatus and Rhina to indicate that the new genus exhibits features of both genera, having a Rhynchobatus -like body with a rounded snout resembling Rhina .