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| ordo = [[Rhinopristiformes]] |
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| familia = '''Glaucostegidae''' |
| familia = '''Glaucostegidae''' |
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| familia_authority = Last, |
| familia_authority = Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016 |
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| genus = '''''Glaucostegus''''' |
| genus = '''''Glaucostegus''''' |
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| genus_authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1846 |
| genus_authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1846 |
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Giant guitarfish (G. typus) | |
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Family: | Glaucostegidae Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
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Genus: | Glaucostegus Bonaparte, 1846
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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.[1]
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
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Glaucostegus". FishBase. February 2011 version.