Giant Shovelnose Ray (species: Glaucostegus typus) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Glaucostegus typus
Giant Shovelnose Ray


©Katie Williamson: Glaucostegus typus near Loomis Beach, Lizard Island lagoon.

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

©Anne Hoggett: A juvenile Giant 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 Rhinopristiformes
Family Glaucostegidae
Genus Glaucostegus
Species Glaucostegus typus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 270 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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