Common shovelnose ray: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common shovelnose ray lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Glaucostegus typus
Group	Rays, skates & chimaeras
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Rhinopristiformes
Family	Glaucostegidae

Where does the common shovelnose ray live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common shovelnose ray in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the common shovelnose ray endangered?

The common shovelnose ray’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common shovelnose ray?

The common shovelnose ray (Glaucostegus typus) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Rhinopristiformes and the family Glaucostegidae, genus Glaucostegus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common shovelnose ray

The common shovelnose ray, giant shovelnose ray or giant guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the central Indo-Pacific, ranging from India to the East China Sea, Solomon Islands and northern Australia. It is found in shallow coastal areas to a depth of at least 100 m (330 ft), including mangrove, estuaries and reportedly also in freshwaters. It reaches up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in length, and is greyish-brown to yellowish-brown above with a paler snout.

This species has been tested for colour vision using choice experiments that control for brightness. It was the first rigorous behavioural evidence for colour vision in any elasmobranch.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common shovelnose ray (revision 1362494786), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3316458 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).