Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Squatiniformes > Squatinidae > Squatina > Squatina squatina

Squatina squatina (Shagreen; Monkfish; Monk; Fiddle fish; Escat jueu; Angelshark; Angelfish; Angel shark; Angel ray; Angel puffy fish; Angel fiddle fish; Angel; Ángel)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Squatina squatina, the angelshark or monkfish, is a species of shark in the family Squatinidae (known generally also as angel sharks), that were once widespread in the coastal waters of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. Well-adapted for camouflaging itself on the sea floor, the angelshark has a flattened form with enlarged pectoral and pelvic fins, giving it a superficial resemblance to a ray. This species can be identified by its broad and stout body, conical barbels, thornless back (in larger individuals), and grayish or brownish dorsal coloration with a pattern of numerous small light and dark markings (that is more vivid in juveniles). It measures up to 2.4 m (7.9 ft) long.
View Wikipedia Record: Squatina squatina

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Squatina squatina

Attributes

Migration [1]  Oceanodromous
Top 100 Endangered [2]  Yes

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Alloteuthis media (little squid)[3]
Limanda limanda (Sand dab)[3]
Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice)[3]

Consumers

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Riede, Klaus (2004) Global Register of Migratory Species - from Global to Regional Scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. 330 pages + CD-ROM
2Baillie, J.E.M. & Butcher, E. R. (2012) Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. Zoological Society of London, United Kingdom.
3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
4Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0