Halavi guitarfish

The halavi guitarfish (Glaucostegus halavi) is a part of the Glaucostegidae family. It 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). Recorded twice, in 1997 and 2004, in the levantine waters, the question of its permanent settlement in the Mediterranean Sea remains open. Its name is derived from the Arabic word حلاوي (halawi).

They are usually large with a short, wide snout with a rounded tip. Typically they are a yellow/gray color, which can help them blend in on the sea floor. Averagely, they are born at around 29cm, but can grow to be 171cm.

It feeds on small molluscs and bony fishes.