Clubnose guitarfish
| Clubnose guitarfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | Rhinobatidae |
| Genus: | Glaucostegus |
| Species: | G. thouin |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucostegus thouin (Anonymous, referred to Lacépède, 1798) | |
The clubnose guitarfish, (Glaucostegus thouin) is a species of skate in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen, and possibly Suriname. Its natural habitats are open seas and shallow seas.
Source
- White, W.T. & Marshall, A.D. 2005. Rhinobatos thouin. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
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