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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Glaucostegidae Giant guitarfishes

Genus: Glaucostegus

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10 species (see list below)
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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 242 cm TL
Glaucostegus cemiculus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

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Glaucostegus cemiculus
[Blackchin guitarfish]

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Northern Indian Ocean; Pe
Max. Length 280 cm SL
Glaucostegus granulatus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Glaucostegus granulatus
[Granulated guitarfish]

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Western Indian Ocean; Per
Max. Length 120 cm WD
Glaucostegus halavi (Fabricius, 1775)

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Glaucostegus halavi
[Halavi ray]
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Glaucostegus microphthalmus
[Smalleyed guitarfish]

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Northern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 93 cm TL
Glaucostegus obtusus (Müller & Henle, 1841)

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Glaucostegus obtusus
[Widenose guitarfish]
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Glaucostegus petiti
[Madagascar guitarfish]
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Max. Length 34 cm
 
Glaucostegus spinosus
[Spiny guitarfish]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Glaucostegus thouin (Anonymous [Lacepède], 1798)

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Glaucostegus thouin
[Thouin ray]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 270 cm TL
Glaucostegus typus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

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Glaucostegus typus
[Giant shovelnose ray]
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Max. Length 93.3 cm TL
 
Glaucostegus younholeei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Glaucostegus cemiculus Blackchin guitarfish Eastern Atlantic 242 TL 1817
Glaucostegus granulatus Granulated guitarfish Northern Indian Ocean; Pe 280 SL 1829
Glaucostegus halavi Halavi ray Western Indian Ocean; Per 120 WD 1775
Glaucostegus microphthalmus Smalleyed guitarfish Western Pacific 1959
Glaucostegus obtusus Widenose guitarfish Northern Indian Ocean 93 TL 1841
Glaucostegus petiti Madagascar guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 1929
Glaucostegus spinosus Spiny guitarfish Eastern Central Pacific 34 1870
Glaucostegus thouin Thouin ray Indo-West Pacific 300 TL 1798
Glaucostegus typus Giant shovelnose ray Indo-West Pacific 270 TL 1830
Glaucostegus younholeei Eastern Indian Ocean 93.3 TL 2001



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