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Family: Glaucostegidae Giant guitarfishes



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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Meyer, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 242 cm TL
Glaucostegus cemiculus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Photo by Meyer, T.
 
Glaucostegus cemiculus
[Blackchin guitarfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Northern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 93 cm TL
Glaucostegus obtusus (Müller & Henle, 1841)

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Glaucostegus obtusus
[Widenose guitarfish]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Glaucostegus thouin (Anonymous [Lacepède], 1798)

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Glaucostegus thouin
[Thouin ray]
3 Species of Family Glaucostegidae
(Giant guitarfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1817 Glaucostegus cemiculus Blackchin guitarfish Eastern Atlantic 242 TL
1841 Glaucostegus obtusus Widenose guitarfish Northern Indian Ocean 93 TL
1798 Glaucostegus thouin Thouin ray Indo-West Pacific 300 TL



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