- Angular angel shark
Taxobox
name = Angular angel shark
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status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
subclassis =Elasmobranchii
ordo =Squatiniformes
familia =Squatinidae
genus = "Squatina "
species = "S. guggenheim"
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range_map_width = 200px
range_map_caption = Range of Angular angelshark (in blue)
binomial = "Squatina guggenheim"
binomial_authority = Marini, 1936The angular angel shark, "Squatina guggenheim", is anangel shark of the familySquatinidae found off southernBrazil andArgentina at depths of between 4 and 265 m. Its length is up to 1.3 m.The angular angel shark is found on the outer
continental shelf . The head is concave between the eyes, and thepectoral fin s are relatively large, high, and angular, with a nearly-straight leading edge and concave trailing edge. There are short strong thorns in symmetrical groups on the snout and between the eyes. The nasalbarbel s have cylindrical bases, with expanded, slightly spatulate, unfringed tips. The anterior nasal flaps are barely fringed. They eat bony fishes, andcrustacean s andmollusc s.Coloration is a uniform dark tan with numerous small yellowish spots and larger blackish marks. There are a few
ocelli on thepectoral fin s.Reproduction is
ovoviviparous , with 6 to 8 pups in a litter.It was formerly named "Squatina occulta".
References
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* Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, "Sharks of the World", Princeton University Press, New Jersey2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
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