| Citation | Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last, 1999, Rhinobatidae. Guitarfishes.. p. 1423-1430. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Rome, FAO. |
| Ref. | Compagno, L.J.V. and P.R. Last, 1999 |
| Page | 1429 |
| Named Used as Valid | Rhinobatos schlegelii |
| Comment | Misidentification of R. whitei and occurring in the Philippines (Ref. 97528). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Philippines; western Pacific off China, Korea, and Japan, also Viet Nam and Philippines; westward records from India and Oman may not be this species. |
| Quote | Maximum total length at least 75 cm; adult or adolescent at 55 cm. A moderate-sized inshore. Probably utilized where it occurs, but details lacking. |