Waghole

Name : Himantura imbricata

Class : Elasmobranchii

Order : Myliobatiformes

Family : Dasyatidae

Description :

They have a flattened body structure with their eyes on top of their bodies and their mouths on the undersides. It is Ovoviviparous. The Disc width equal to disc length; its tail is shorter than the body; ventral surface of the disc is entirely white.

Size

Maximum length: 25.0 cm (WD), common length: 10-15 cm (WD)

Diet

Feeds on benthic invertebrates. 

Utilization

Marketed fresh or salted and dried.

Gears

Trawl, gillnet