A white-spotted wedgefish (Rhynchobatus Australiae), which is very rare, was found beached in Thap Sakae district, Prachuap Khiri Khan, and helped back out to sea, Marine and Coastal Resources Department director-general Atthapol Charoenchansa said on Wednesday.
The fish had beached at Hat Laem in tambon Hu Kwang and was seen by local villagers. Its discovery was reported to the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Centre, Upper Gulf of Thailand, he said, but did not say when it was found.
