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Scientific Name: Glaucostegus obtusus (Müller & Henle, 1841)
English Name: Widenose guitarfish
Local/Bangla Name: Dagi pitambori (দাগী পিতাম্বরি)
Widenose guitarfish - Dagi pitambori (দাগী পিতাম্বরি) - Glaucostegus obtusus - Type: Ray

Photo: Parth Heblekar(iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Family: Glaucostegidae
Description:
Snout short, broadtipped, and obtusely pointed, its lateral margins largely convex; disc flattened centrally, length 1.2 times its width; orbit very small, its diameter 6.5 in preorbital length; tail long, 1.4–1.6 in disc length; skin rough, covered with small denticles; juveniles with preorbital, scapular and middorsal band of thorns on back; no distinct series of thorns or spines in adults. Body colour adults light brown (juveniles dark grey) dorsally, except for large traslucent area on snout to each side of rostral cartilages; whitish below.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Benthic inshore and over inner continental and insular shelves to 60 m depth. Bay of Bengal.
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.

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