- Common shovelnose ray
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Common shovelnose ray Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rajiformes Family: Rhinobatidae Genus: Glaucostegus Species: G. typus Binomial name Glaucostegus typus
(Anonymous, referred to E. T. Bennett, 1830)The common shovelnose ray or giant shovelnose ray (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, and estuarine waters.
Source
- White, W.T. & McAuley, R. 2003. Rhinobatos typus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 3 August 2007.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Glaucostegus typus" in FishBase. February 2011 version.
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