Kingdom Animalia Subclass Elasmobranchii Family Squatinidae Scientific name Squatina oculata Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squatiniformes Genus Squatina Higher classification Angel shark | |
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Similar Angel shark, Sawback angelshark, Shark, Longnose spurdog, Australian angelshark | ||
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
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