Squatina squatina Linnaeus 1758 (angel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae

Alternative combination: Squalus squatina

Belongs to Squatina according to C. J. Underwood and J. Schlogl 2013

See also Biddle 1993 and Cassier 1966

Sister taxa: Squatina (Cretascyllium), Squatina (Squatina), Squatina angeloides, Squatina baumbergensis, Squatina biforis, Squatina crassa, Squatina crassidens, Squatina dumeril, Squatina frequens, Squatina gippslandicus, Squatina hassei, Squatina lerichei, Squatina mulleri, Squatina occidentalis, Squatina prima, Squatina speciosa

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Squatina squatina in the database

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