Halavi guitarfish

The halavi guitarfish (Glaucostegus halavi) [1] is a species of ray found in the Indo-West Pacific (Red Sea to Gulf of Oman, with unconfirmed records in the area east of Oman).[3] Recorded twice, in 1997 and 2004, in the levantine waters, the question of its permanent settlement in the Mediterranean Sea remains open.[4] Its name is derived from the Arabic word حلاوي (halawi).[5]

Halavi guitarfish
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Rhinopristiformes
Family:
Rhinobatidae
Genus:
Glaucostegus
Species:
G. halavi
Binomial name
Glaucostegus halavi
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Rhinobatus halavi (Forsskål , 1775)
  • Raja halavi Forsskål, 1775


It feeds on small molluscs and bony fishes.[3]

References
  1. Kyne, P.M.; Jabado, R.W. (2019). "Glaucostegus halavi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T161408A124479984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T161408A124479984.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. "Glaucostegus halavi, Halavi ray".
  4. Guide of Mediterranean Skates and Rays (Glaucostegus halavi ). Oct. 2022. Mendez L., Bacquet A. and F. Briand. http://www.ciesm.org/Guide/skatesandrays/glaucostegus-halavi 
  5. an Arabic zoological dictionary by Maj. - General Amin Malouf, M. D. 3rd edition 1985 page 203 and in Arabic معجم الحيوان للفريق امين المعلوف الطبعة الثالثة 1985 دار الرائد العربي ص 203


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