Where does the Blackchin guitarfish live?
Glaucostegus cemiculus has 1,711 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1799 to 2026. Most records come from Cameroon.
- 1,711 records
- 30 places
- 41 years recorded
- Elasmobranchii class
AnimaliaChordataElasmobranchiiRhinopristiformesGlaucostegidaeGlaucostegus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 657 | |
| Mauritania | 249 | |
| Nigeria | 122 | |
| Senegal | 91 | |
| Gabon | 84 | |
| Ghana | 80 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 78 | |
| Liberia | 63 | |
| Sierra Leone | 53 | |
| Guinea | 35 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 33 | |
| Israel | 28 | |
| Congo | 27 | |
| Benin | 19 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 19 | |
| Togo | 15 | |
| Angola | 14 | |
| DR Congo | 12 | |
| ZZ | 6 | |
| Cyprus | 5 | |
| Spain | 5 | |
| Gambia | 5 | |
| Algeria | 2 | |
| Tunisia | 2 | |
| Türkiye | 2 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| Western Sahara | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 1 | |
| Portugal | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.