The sharpnose guitarfish or granulated guitarfish (Glaucostegus granulatus) is a species of ray in the Glaucostegidae family.
| Sharpnose guitarfish | |
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| Living specimen in Kuwait | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Glaucostegidae |
| Genus: | Glaucostegus |
| Species: | G. granulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Glaucostegus granulatus (Cuvier, 1829)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhinobatos granulatus Cuvier, 1829 | |
It is found near Australia, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly China and Oman. Its natural habitats are open seas, coral reefs, and estuarine waters. It ranges from intertidal to offshore continental shelves down to 119 m. The sharpnose guitarfish feeds on large shellfish.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Haque, A.B.; Charles, R. & Jabado, R.W. (2022). "Glaucostegus granulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T60166A215829219. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Glaucostegus granulatus (Cuvier, 1829): Granulated guitarfish". FishBase. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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