Glaucostegidae

Common shovelnose ray

Glaucostegus typus

A two point seven meter ray in mangroves and estuaries

• Blue
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Large
• Tropical fish

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.