Glaucostegus younholeei

General data

Main name: Glaucostegus younholeei
Habitat: Saltwater

Classification

Genus: Glaucostegus - Glaucostegus
Family: Glaucostegidae - Giant guitarfishes
Order: Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays
Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
- Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->
  - Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
  - Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
  - Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
    
    Pristidae - Sawfishes->
    
    Rhinobatidae - Ražopsi->
    
    Rhinidae - Giant guitarfishes->
    
    Glaucostegidae - Giant guitarfishes->
    
    Glaucostegus - Glaucostegus->
    
    Blackchin guitarfish (Glaucostegus cemiculus)
    
    Granulated guitarfish (Glaucostegus granulatus)
    
    Halavi ray (Glaucostegus halavi)
    
    Smalleyed guitarfish (Glaucostegus microphthalmus)
    
    Widenose guitarfish (Glaucostegus obtusus)
    
    Madagascar guitarfish (Glaucostegus petiti)
    
    Spiny guitarfish (Glaucostegus spinosus)
    
    Thouin ray (Glaucostegus thouin)
    
    Giant shovelnose ray (Glaucostegus typus)
    
    Glaucostegus younholeei (Glaucostegus younholeei)
    
    Trygonorrhinidae - Banjo rays, Fiddler rays->
  - Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
  - Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
  - Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
  - Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
  - Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
  - Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
  - Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
  - Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
  - Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
  - Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
- Holocephali - Chimaeras->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->