| Family: |
Glaucostegidae (Giant guitarfishes) |
| Max. size: |
280 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 119 m |
| Distribution: |
Northern Indian Ocean; Persian Gulf to Myanmar. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Ranges from the intertidal to offshore continental shelves down to 119 m (Ref. 9909). A carnivorous fish that feeds on large shellfishes (Ref. 58784). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Produces 6-10 pups a litter (Ref.114953). Biology little known (Ref. 9909). Utilized where it occurs but details lacking (Ref. 9909). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 04 April 2022 (A2bd) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Outside distributional range (Ref. 114953). An Indian Ocean species which may be confused with Glaucostegus typus; records from Cebu market and Malampaya Sound, west coast of Palawan (Ref. 280) needs verification (Ref. 47737). Also in Ref. 97528. |
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