Halavi guitarfish

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Halavi guitarfish
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CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Glaucostegidae
Genus: Glaucostegus
Species:
G. halavi
Binomial name
Glaucostegus halavi
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Rhinobatus halavi(Forsskål , 1775)
  • Raja halaviForsskål, 1775

The halavi guitarfish (Glaucostegus halavi) [1] is a species of ray found in the Indo-West Pacific (Red Sea to Gulf of Oman, with unconfirmed records in the area east of Oman). [3] Recorded twice, in 1997 and 2004, in the levantine waters, the question of its permanent settlement in the Mediterranean Sea remains open. [4] Its name is derived from the Arabic word حلاوي (halawi). [5]


It feeds on small molluscs and bony fishes. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kyne, P.M. & Jabado, R.W. (2019). "Glaucostegus halavi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T161408A124479984. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T161408A124479984.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. 1 2 "Glaucostegus halavi (Forsskål, 1775): Halavi ray". FishBase. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. Guide of Mediterranean Skates and Rays (Glaucostegus halavi). Oct. 2022. Mendez L., Bacquet A. and F. Briand. http://www.ciesm.org/Guide/skatesandrays/glaucostegus-halavi 
  5. an Arabic zoological dictionary by Maj. - General Amin Malouf, M. D. 3rd edition 1985 page 203 and in Arabic معجم الحيوان للفريق امين المعلوف الطبعة الثالثة 1985 دار الرائد العربي ص 203