Giant Guitarfish
Glaucostegus typus
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Sharks and rays
The common shovelnose ray, giant shovelnose ray or giant guitarfish 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), including mangrove, estuaries and reportedly also in freshwaters. It reaches up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in length, and is greyish-brown to yellowish-brown above with a paler snout.
Classification
- Class
- Chondrichthyes
- Order
- Rhinopristiformes
- Family
- Glaucostegidae
- Genus
- Glaucostegus