Clubnose guitarfish

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.^[1][3] There are also old unconfirmed records from the Mediterranean and Suriname.^[1][4]

Clubnose guitarfish
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Rhinopristiformes
Family:	Glaucostegidae
Genus:	Glaucostegus
Species:	G. thouin
Binomial name
Glaucostegus thouin (Anonymous, referred to Lacépède, 1798)
Synonyms
Raja thouin Anonymous [Lacepède], 1798 Rhinobatos thouin (Anonymous [Lacepède], 1798)

It reaches up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in length, but typically is less than 2.5 m (8.2 ft).It is pale yellowish or brownish with a pale snout. It has an unusual club-like tip of the snout, which separates it from other members of the genus Glaucostegus.^[3]