Widenose guitarfish (original) (raw)
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Species of cartilaginous fish
| Widenose guitarfish | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
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| CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2] | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rhinopristiformes |
| Family: | Glaucostegidae |
| Genus: | Glaucostegus |
| Species: | G. obtusus |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucostegus obtusus(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) | |
| 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.