Rhynchobatus is a group of rays commonly known as wedgefishes in the family Rhinidae.

They are found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific with a single species (R. luebberti) in the eastern Atlantic.

All species in this genus are assessed as Vulnerable or Endangered by IUCN.

The various species can generally be separated by a combination of snout shape, vertebral count and exact colour (distribution of white spots, and presence/absence of a black spot at the base of the pectoral fin).

[3] There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[4] In the past all the Indo-Pacific species have been confused with R. djiddensis, which as presently defined is restricted to the western Indian Ocean.