Family :Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes),subfamily: Rhinobatinae
Order :Rajiformes (skates and rays)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Sharpnose guitarfish
Fish Name : Glaucostegus granulatus
Max size : 280 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30573)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 119 m
Climate : subtropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)
Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Thailand and Viet Nam. Possibly occurring in China, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo), Philippines, New Guinea, and Bougainville Islands.
Biology :Ranges from the intertidal to offshore continental shelves down to 119 m (Ref. 9909). A carnivorous fish that feeds on large shellfishes (Ref. 58784). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Biology little known (Ref. 9909). Utilized where it occurs but details lacking (Ref. 9909)
Dangerous :harmless

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Common Names : पोक, കല് പൂന്തി , ळांज, रांजा, വന്തല, సుట్టివారా , ೞೊಡ್ಕ , വന്തല , ધોંસ , ભુથર , Bhuther, Dhons, Granulated shovel-nose ray, Lanj, Pok, Ranja, Slough fish, Vanthala, Granulated shovelnose ray, Hangor, Shank armachh
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses :no uses