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title: "Riesengeigenrochen"
description: "Glaucostegus typus — Fische. The common shovelnose ray, giant shovelnose ray or giant guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the central Indo-Pacific, ranging from India to the East China Sea, Solomon Islands and northern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/giant-guitarfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Riesengeigenrochen

> Glaucostegus typus — Fische. The common shovelnose ray, giant shovelnose ray or giant guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the central Indo-Pacific, ranging from India to the East China Sea, Solomon Islands and northern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Glaucostegus typus*
- Category: `fish` (Fische)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 504
- Wikidata: [Q3316458](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3316458)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101485](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101485)

## Names

- en: Giant Guitarfish
- de: Riesengeigenrochen
- pt: Rhinobatos typus

## Countries with the most observations

AU (411), ID (8), MY (4)

## Summary

The common shovelnose ray, giant shovelnose ray or giant guitarfish (Glaucostegus typus) is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in the central Indo-Pacific, ranging from India to the East China Sea, Solomon Islands and northern Australia. It is found in shallow coastal areas to a depth of at least 100 m (330 ft), including mangrove, estuaries and reportedly also in freshwaters. It reaches up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in length, and is greyish-brown to yellowish-brown above with a paler snout.
This species has been tested for colour vision using choice experiments that control for brightness. It was the first…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_shovelnose_ray

## Photo

![Riesengeigenrochen](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-guitarfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: fleaharps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268833321

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/giant-guitarfish?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).