Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Chondrichthyes > Class Elasmobranchii > Subclass Neoselachii > Infraclass Batoidea > Order Rhinopristiformes

Glaucostegidae Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Glaucostegus Bonaparte, 1846

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: giant guitarfishes

Literature

original description

Séret, B., Last, P. R.; Naylor, G. J. P. (2016). Giant guitarfishes: family Glaucostegidae. In : White W.T. (ed.), de Carvalho M.R. (ed.), Stehmann M.F.W. (ed.), Marshall L. (ill.). Rays of the world. Clayton South : CSIRO. p. 110-116.

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Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Glaucostegidae Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1042841

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2017-10-31 by Nicolas Bailly

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