
Glaucostegus halavi
Halavi's Guitarfish
As recorded: Rhinobatos halavi (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Rhinopristiformes › Glaucostegidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 8, 1982
- Locality
- Red Sea
- Island
- Red Sea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 8, 1982, J.E. Randall also collected 1 other specimen.
Glaucostegus halavi observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 63 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Marsá Mubārak, Ägypten
(c) bectaris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Red Sea, EG
(c) j14n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-25
Radisson Blue, Suwayfah - J82Q+J9W - Suwayfah - الفقيت - إمارة الفجيرة - United Arab Emirates
(c) Antonina, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-24
Marsa 'Alam, EG-BA, EG
(c) Quentin Brunelle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-03
Marsa 'Alam, EG-BA, EG
(c) Gianluca Marraffa, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-12
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) benernst, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Glaucostegus halavi. BPBM 28364. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38435244. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/28364.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38435244 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
