Family Squatinidae Scientific name Squatina ocellata Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squatiniformes Genus Squatina Higher classification Angel shark | |
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Similar Eastern angelshark, Western highfin spurdog, Eastern Australian sawshark, Rasptooth dogfish, Indonesian angelshark | ||
The Western angelshark (Squatina pseudocellata) is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found on the tropical outer continental shelf off northern Western Australia, at depths of 130 to 310 metres (430 to 1,020 ft). Its length is up to 64 centimetres (25 in).
Reproduction is ovoviviparous, with up to 20 pups in a litter.
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