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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Rhinopristiformes (Shovelnose rays) > Glaucostegidae (Giant guitarfishes)
More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
IN genus Rhinobatos in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. November 2013: Ref. 94485).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 0 - 119 m (Ref. 9909). Subtropical; 29°N - 18°S, 49°E - 156°E

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Northern Indian Ocean; Persian Gulf to Myanmar.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 280 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 30573)

Ranges from the intertidal to offshore continental shelves down to 119 m (Ref. 9909). A carnivorous fish that feeds on large shellfishes (Ref. 58784). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Produces 6-10 pups a litter (Ref.114953). Biology little known (Ref. 9909). Utilized where it occurs but details lacking (Ref. 9909).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures (Ref. 50449).

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Ebert, D.A., S. Fowler and M. Dando, 2021. Sharks of the World: A complete guide. Princeton University Press, 607p. (Ref. 125614)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bd); Date assessed: 04 April 2022

CITES

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Glaucostegus granulatus (Cuvier, 1829)