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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Glaucostegidae Giant guitarfishes

Genus: Glaucostegus

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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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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