Glaucostegus obtusus

Taxonavigation: Rhinopristiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Batoidea Superordo: Batomorphii Ordo: Rhinopristiformes

Familia: Glaucostegidae
Genus: Glaucostegus
Species: Glaucostegus obtusus

Name

Glaucostegus obtusus (Müller & Henle, 1841)

• Syntypes: (14) MNHN 0000-3470 (1), A-7855 (2), A-7857 (3), A-7912 (2), A-8585 (1, dry); ZMB 7589 (1, stuffed); ZSL uncat. (1, whereabouts unknown).

Type locality: Malabar, Pondichéry [Puducherry, India].

Etymology: obtusus (= blunt), referring to broad and blunt snout. (From: The ETYFish project)

Synonyms

• Rhinobatus (Rhinobatus) obtusus Müller & Henle, 1841
  • Rhinobatus obtusus Müller & Henle, 1841
  • Rhinobatos obtusus Müller & Henle, 1841 -- Dor, 1984

Vernacular names

English: Widenose Guitarfish

References

• Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1838–1841. Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Veit und Comp., Berlin. i–xxii + 1–200, 60 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Glaucostegus obtusus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Glaucostegus obtusus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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