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Ocellated angelshark

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Squatinidae

Scientific name
  
Squatina tergocellatoides

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squatiniformes

Genus
  
Squatina

Higher classification
  
Angel shark

Ocellated angelshark

Similar
  
Australian angelshark, Eastern angelshark, Clouded angelshark, Ornate dogfish, Ornate angelshark

The ocellated angelshark (Squatina tergocellatoides) is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found only from the Taiwan Straits in the western Pacific between latitudes 28 and 22°N and in northern Malaysia. Its length is up to 63 cm.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

Ocellated angelshark Wikipedia