Smoothback angelshark
| Smoothback angelshark | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Squatiniformes |
| Family: | Squatinidae |
| Genus: | Squatina |
| Species: | S. oculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840 | |
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| Range of smoothback angelshark (in blue) | |
The smoothback angelshark (Squatina oculata) is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found in the eastern Atlantic between latitudes 47°N and 28°S. Its length is up to 1.6 metre.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
It is fished for off the African coast, and is depleted in the Mediterranean.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Squatina oculata" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno; Dando & Fowler (2005). Sharks of the World. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12072-2.
- Morey, G., Serena, F., Mancusi, C., Coelho, R., Seisay, M., Litvinov, F. & Dulvy, N. (IUCN SSG Mediterranean Workshop, San Marino, 2003) (2007). "Squatina oculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 20 May 2014. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
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