Giant Guitarfish

Glaucostegus typus

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Max Size

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Max Weight

—

Max Depth

100 m

Description

The common shovelnose ray, giant shovelnose ray or giant guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the central Indo-Pacific, ranging from India to the East China Sea, Solomon Islands and northern Australia. It is found in shallow coastal areas to a depth of at least 100 m (330 ft), ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Papua New Guinea Australia West Bangladesh Singapore +10 more in Seabook

Colors

brown

grey

yellow

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Group

Solitary

Poisonous

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Conservation status

(CR) Critically endangered

Danger to human

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Venomous

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