Madagascar guitarfish

Glaucostegus petiti

An old Madagascar specimen preserves a flattened rostrum

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Tropical fish

Madagascar guitarfish is a marine fish that inhabits coastal waters. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: An old Madagascar specimen preserves a flattened rostrum.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Shovelnose Rays
Family: Glaucostegidae
Genus: Glaucostegus
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: known from the type locality on the west coast of Madagascar.

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