Glaucostegus
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| Giant guitarfish (G. typus) | |
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| Family: | Glaucostegidae Last, et al., 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Glaucostegus in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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