Widenose guitarfish

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Widenose guitarfish
Glaucostegus obtusus.jpg

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Rhinobatidae
Family:
Glaucostegidae
Genus:
Species:
G. obtusus
Binomial name
Glaucostegus obtusus
Synonyms

Rhinobatos obtusus

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.

References[]

  1. ^ Compagno, L.J.V.; Marshall, A.D.; Kyne, P.M.; Jabado, R.W. (2019). "Glaucostegus obtusus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T60170A124447244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T60170A124447244.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.


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