Squatina speciosa von Meyer 1856 (angel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squatiniformes - Squatinidae

Belongs to Squatina according to A. S. Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Squatina (Cretascyllium), Squatina (Squatina), Squatina angeloides, Squatina baumbergensis, Squatina biforis, Squatina californica, Squatina crassa, Squatina crassidens, Squatina dumeril, Squatina frequens, Squatina gippslandicus, Squatina lerichei, Squatina muelleri, Squatina occidentalis, Squatina prima, Squatina squatina, Squatina subserrata

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

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

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