Glaucostegidae

Clubnose guitarfish

Glaucostegus thouin

A club shaped snout crushes large shellfish

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• South America
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Large
• Tropical fish

The clubnose guitarfish (Glaucostegus thouin) is a critically endangered species of ray in the Glaucostegidae family. It is found from shallow coastal waters to a depth of 60 m (200 ft) in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from India to Southeast Asia, and also in the Red Sea. There are also old unconfirmed records from the Mediterranean and Suriname.