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Glaucostegus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Order
  
Rhinopristiformes

Rank
  
Genus

Glaucostegus httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommons22

Family
  
Glaucostegidae Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016

Similar
  
Common shovelnose ray, Halavi guitarfish, Sharpnose guitarfish, Clubnose guitarfish, Elasmobranchii

Glaucostegus, also known as giant guitarfishes, is a small genus of Indo-Pacific rays. They were formerly classified in the family Rhinobatidae but are now recognized as a distinct family, Glaucostegidae.

Species

  • Glaucostegus cemiculus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817) (Blackchin guitarfish)
  • Glaucostegus granulatus Cuvier, 1829 (Sharpnose guitarfish)
  • Glaucostegus halavi Forsskål, 1775 (Halavi guitarfish)
  • Glaucostegus obtusus (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Widenose guitarfish)
  • Glaucostegus thouin (Anonymous, 1798) (Clubnose guitarfish)
  • Glaucostegus typus (E. T. Bennett, 1830) (Giant guitarfish)

    • References

    Glaucostegus Wikipedia
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