Widenose guitarfish

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Widenose guitarfish
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CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Glaucostegidae
Genus: Glaucostegus
Species:
G. obtusus
Binomial name
Glaucostegus obtusus
Synonyms

Rhinobatos obtusus

The widenose guitarfish (Glaucostegus obtusus) is a species of fish in the Glaucostegidae 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.

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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.