Description

Snout white. Mouth nearly straight. Rostral ridges confluent, very narrow, with a small and short groove at base and with spines. Entire upper surface rough (Ref. 6902).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Rhinopristiformes

Family: Glaucostegidae

Genus: Glaucostegus

Species: Glaucostegus spinosus (Günther, 1870)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Size is based on original stuffed specimen, now in British Museum (Ref. 6902).

Habitat

demersal