Common shovelnose ray (Glaucostegus typus)

Also known as:	giant shovelnose ray
Synonyms:	Rhinobatos typus

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Chondrichthyes
Order	Rajiformes
Family	Rhinobatidae
Genus	Glaucostegus (1)

The common shovelnose ray is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Information on the common shovelnose ray (Glaucostegus typus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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1. IUCN Red List (June, 2011)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org