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Sawback angelshark

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The sawback angelshark, Squatina aculeata, is a species of angelshark in the family Squatinidae, order Squatiniformes. It is light brown mottled with dark brown, with white spots arranged on the head and parts of the body, and is distinguished by large, almost pyramidal denticles with median spines running down its back; females grow to 137 to 143 centimeters and males to 120 to 122 centimeters. It occurs in the eastern Atlantic off Senegal, Gambia and Sierra Leone and in the Mediterranean from Algeria to Turkey, living on sandy and muddy seafloor at depths of 30 to 500 meters. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Critically Endangered, a status it was given in 2007 after decades of overexploitation, with continuing threats from illegal and commercial fishing, heavy metal contamination and coastal habitat disruption. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Squatina aculeata 4
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Squatina, Taxa
Source Sawback angelshark (Wikidata)

In Biome

Open Ocean, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Squatina aculeata
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Squatina aculeata
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Squatina aculeata
    Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix I
  • In Biome: Open Ocean, Habitat Regions, biome: pelagic
    pelagic pelagic
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Sawback angelshark (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    CR
  • Status
    This comes from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, commercial fishing (lack of species identification, as well as the impact of different gear types), recreational fishing, subsidence/food security and small scale fishing.
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4. Sawback angelshark (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q28802 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Squatina, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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