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Glaucostegus halavi Halavi ray

Glaucostegus halavi is commonly referred to as Halavi ray. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:
Glaucostegus halavi 
German:
Halavi Geigenrochen 
English:
Halavi Ray 
Category:
Stingrays 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Rajiformes (Order) > Rhinobatidae (Family) > Glaucostegus (Genus) > halavi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Fabricius, 1775 
Occurrence:
Arabian Sea, Egypt, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Western Indian Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 100 Meter 
Size:
11.42" - 67.32" (29cm - 171cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Sepia, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Critically endangered (CR) 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
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Last edit:
2026-08-21 02:44:54 

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(Fabricius, 1775)

Biology:
Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms, from the intertidal zone to about 100 m. Sometimes near rocky reefs. Slow swimming over bottom or partially buried. Feeds on benthic invertebrates and fishes.

Ovoviviparous, one litter per year, from May to October, with up to 10 embryos.

Can be confused with *Rhinobatos rhinobatos*, but unlike that species, *Glaucostegus halavi* has relatively small eyes.

Synonymised taxa:
Raia halavi Forsskål, 1775
Rhinobatos (Scobatus) halavi (Forsskål, 1775)
Rhinobatus halavi (Forsskål, 1775)
Scobatus halavi (Forsskål, 1775)

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