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title: "Widenose guitarfish"
description: "Glaucostegus obtusus — Ryby. The widenose guitarfish (Glaucostegus obtusus) is a species of ray in the Glaucostegidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/widenose-guitarfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Widenose guitarfish

> Glaucostegus obtusus — Ryby. The widenose guitarfish (Glaucostegus obtusus) is a species of ray in the Glaucostegidae family.

- Scientific name: *Glaucostegus obtusus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 56
- Wikidata: [Q25400899](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25400899)
- iNaturalist taxon: [623881](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/623881)

## Names

- en: Widenose guitarfish

## Countries with the most observations

IN (46), BD (6)

## Summary

The widenose guitarfish (Glaucostegus obtusus) is a species of ray in the Glaucostegidae family. They are a part of the subclass Elasmobranchii, along with other cartilaginous fish such as sharks, rays and skates. Their name comes from their distinctively broader and blunter snout, followed by a long, slender, and tapering body which resembles a guitar. Despite their close relation to sharks and stingrays, they pose no threat to humans. After an assessment in December 2018, the IUCN has classified the Widenose Guitarfish as critically endangered.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: aditya_j · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104518536

## Machine access

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