Giant Shovelnose Ray (species: Glaucostegus typus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
Animalia > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Vertebrata > Pisces > Elasmobranchii > Euselachii > Rhinobatiformes > Rhinobatidae > Rhinobatinae > Glaucostegus > Glaucostegus typus (gallery)
Glaucostegus typus
Giant Shovelnose Ray


©Anne: Giant Shovelnose Ray about 1.4 metres long at Lizard Island

©Anne: A juvenile shovelnose ray about 20 cm long in the shallows at Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Rhinobatiformes
Family Rhinobatidae
Genus Glaucostegus
Species Glaucostegus typus
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 270 cm (TL)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 100 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Occurs inshore and offshore, from the intertidal to offshore continental and insular shelves. Adults are found in offshore waters while young individuals are found inshore on sand flats, around atolls, and in mangrove swamps. This species has also been reported to be able to live and breed permanently in freshwater.

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