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Ocellated angelshark

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The ocellated angelshark (Squatina tergocellatoides) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae. It is found only in the western Pacific, from the Taiwan Straits between latitudes 28 and 22 degrees north, and in northern Malaysia. Its length is up to 63 cm. Reproduction is ovoviviparous, so the young develop from eggs that hatch inside the mother instead of being laid. The species is known from very little published detail, and the Wikipedia article rests on FishBase, the shark catalogue Sharks of the World by Compagno, Dando and Fowler, a 2007 review of western North Pacific angel sharks in Zootaxa, and a regional survey of the sharks and rays of Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Squatiniformes, Taxa
Source GBIF: GBIF species match: Squatina tergocellatoides
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Source Ocellated angelshark (Wikipedia)Lead
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and in northern Malaysia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source FishBase: Squatina tergocellatoides, Ocellated angelshark (FishBase)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan Straits.
Sources
1. FishBase: Squatina tergocellatoides, Ocellated angelshark (FishBase)
FishBase
  • IUCN Red List Status
    Endangered (EN) (A2d); Date assessed: 06 May 2020
  • Environment
    Marine; demersal.
  • In Group: Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras, Classification
    Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)
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Ocellated angelshark (Wikipedia)
GBIF: GBIF species match: Squatina tergocellatoides
GBIFChild Taxon Of: Squatiniformes, Species match, order
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Squatiniformes, Species match, order
"order": "Squatiniformes"
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