Widenose guitarfish

The widenose guitarfish (Glaucostegus obtusus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters.

Widenose guitarfish

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Rhinobatidae
Family:
Glaucostegidae
Genus:
Glaucostegus
Species:
G. obtusus
Binomial name
Glaucostegus obtusus
Synonyms

Rhinobatos obtusus

References
  1. Compagno, L.J.V. & Marshall, A.D. 2019. Glaucostegus obtusus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T60170A124447244. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60170A124447244.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2019.


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