Sharpnose guitarfish
| Sharpnose guitarfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Family: | Rhinobatidae
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| Species: | G. granulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Glaucostegus granulatus[1] (Cuvier, 1829)
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Rhinobatos granulatus Cuvier, 1829 | |
The sharpnose guitarfish (Glaucostegus granulatus) is a species of ray in the Rhinobatidae family.
It is found near Australia, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly China and Oman. Its natural habitats are open seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters. It ranges from intertidal to offshore continental shelves down to 119 m. The sharpnose guitarfish feeds on large shellfish.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Kyne, P.M.; Jabado, R.W. (2019). "Glaucostegus granulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60166A68623788. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60166A68623788.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Fishbase.org listing[permanent dead link]
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- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Glaucostegidae
- Fish described in 1829
- Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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