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The clouded angelshark (Squatina nebulosa) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the northwest Pacific from the southeastern Sea of Japan to Taiwan between latitudes 47° N and 22° N. Its length is up to 1.63 m.
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 word squatina is the name for skate in Latin; it was made the genus name for all angel sharks by the French zoologist André Duméril in 1806. [3] Other common names used for this species include angel, angel fiddle fish, angel puffy fish, angel ray, angelfish, escat jueu, fiddle fish, monk, and monkfish. [ 4 ]
The Japanese angelshark (Squatina japonica) is a species of angelshark, family Squatinidae, found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off China, Japan, and Korea. It is a bottom-dwelling shark found in sandy habitats down to 300 m (980 ft) deep.
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“Shark Week” highlights also include a look at whether angel sharks remain in Japan’s waters — including remarkable footage of the birth of velvet dogfish shark pups — and why a South Pacific resort has become a shark attack hotspot with bull, tiger and Great White sharks moving closer and closer to the beaches.
“The angel shark just wandered in amongst us,” O’Loan told Raidió Teilifís Éireann, an Irish radio station. “It was a real case of being in the right place at the right time — a ...
Angel shark: Squatina japonica: Japanese angelshark: unknown Vulnerable [192] [193] [194] Angel shark: Squatina nebulosa: Clouded angelshark: unknown Vulnerable [195] [196] [197] Angel shark: Squatina oculata: Smoothback angel shark: decreasing Critically endangered [198] [199] [200] Angel shark: Squatina punctata: Angular angelshark ...