Glaucostegus petiti
(Chabanaud, 1929)
Madagascar guitarfish
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Glaucostegidae
Reference of the original description
Description d'un nouvel élasmobranche batoïde de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, (Série 2), 1(6), 365–369
Description d'un nouvel élasmobranche batoïde de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, (Série 2), 1(6), 365–369
Types
Glaucostegus petiti
Glaucostegus petiti
Description :
Citation: Glaucostegus petiti (Chabanaud, 1929): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024
Common names
Madagascar guitarfish
Madagascar guitarfish
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: known from the type locality on the west coast of Madagascar.
Western Indian Ocean: known from the type locality on the west coast of Madagascar.
Biology
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures [733].
Exhibit ovoviparity (aplacental viviparity), with embryos feeding initially on yolk, then receiving additional nourishment from the mother by indirect absorption of uterine fluid enriched with mucus, fat or protein through specialised structures [733].
Habitat
demersal; marine
demersal; marine
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14682;
shark-references Species-ID=14682;