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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squatiniformes (Angel sharks) > Squatinidae (Angel sharks)
Etymology: Squatina: Latin, squatina, -ae = a kind of shark (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 4 - 360 m (Ref. 57911), usually 4 - 266 m (Ref. 55667). Subtropical, preferred ?; 20°S - 45°S, 68°W - 40°W (Ref. 57911)

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Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil and Argentina (Ref. 26282).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 74.2 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 129 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57911); 130.0 cm TL (female); common length : 89.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55667)

Bony fishes were the main food followed by crustaceans and molluscs (Ref. 55667). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Adult males are characterized by the presence of a patch of small spines near the tip of the pectoral fins (Ref. 86510).

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Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Only the left ovary is functional (Ref. 57911).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Carvalho-Filho, A., 1992. Peixes: costa Brasileira. Marca D'Agua, Sao Paolo, Brazil. 304 p. (Ref. 26375)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Endangered (EN) (A2bd)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Squatina guggenheim Marini, 1936