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Squatina leae, commonly known as Lea's angel shark, [1] is a species of deep-water angelshark restricted to the Saya de Malha Bank, [2] [3] that may possibly inhabit waters around the Indian Ocean. The species was described with young specimens captured in deep waters in the region. [ 3 ]
The annual take of angel shark in 1977 was an estimated 147 kg. [11] By 1985, the annual take of angel shark on the central California coast had increased to more than 454 tonnes or an estimated 90,000 sharks. [11] The population declined dramatically and is now regulated. Angel sharks live very close to shore, resulting in high bycatch rates.
The sawback angelshark (Squatina aculeata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae [2] It is one of rarest species of sharks known to date, and one of the three species of angelsharks that inhabits the Mediterranean.
This species differs from other Southwestern Atlantic angel sharks in terms of several characteristics comparison, such as dorsal coloration, vertebral counts, dermal denticles, and pectoral fin feature. [2] The reproduction system is viviparous. [1] [2] The maximum length for the females is 132 cm (52 in) and the males is around 120 cm (47 in ...
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Locally, this species may also be referred to as angel shark, California angel shark, or monkfish. [ 3 ] The Chilean angelshark ( Squatina armata ) of the southeastern Pacific was synonymized with this species by Kato, Springer and Wagner in 1967, but was later tentatively recognized as a separate species again by Leonard Compagno .
Sharks portal; The angular angelshark or Squantina guggenheim are sharks in the Squantinidae family. They originate in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina while living in marine, brackish, and demersal environments at depth of approximately 4-360 m.
The Japanese angelshark was described by Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker in an 1858 volume of the scientific journal Acta Societatis Scientiarum Indo-Neerlandicae.The type specimen is a male 53 cm (21 in) long, collected off Nagasaki, Japan, hence the specific epithet japonica.