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Name : Glaucostegus granulatus 

Common Name : Waghole
Class : Elasmobranchii
Order : Rajiformes
Family : Rhinobatidae
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Description

Elongated guitar shaped elasmobranchs with the dorsal fins placed towards posterior end of the body. The dermal denticles reaches to 3/4th of the body length. Anteriorly flattened and elongated snout with stout tail confluent with the body.


Size

Maximum length: 125.7 cm (TL), Common length: 95-120 cm (TL)


Diet

Carnivorous fish feeds on larger shellfishes


Utilization

Marketed fresh, dried and dried salted


Gears

Trawl, gillnet