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Squatina californica Ayres, 1859

Pacific angelshark
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Peru country information

Common names: Angelote
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: About 205 metric tons was taken in fisheries in 1978 (Ref. 247). Needs further confirmation (Ref. 128976).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Cañedo-Apolaya, R.M., C. Ortiz-Alvarez, E. Alfaro-Cordova, J. Alfaro-Shigueto, X. Velez-Zuazo, J.C. Mangel, R. Siccha-Ramirez, C. Yamashiro and J.L. Ramirez, 2021
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (sharks and rays) > Squatiniformes (Angel sharks) > Squatinidae (Angel sharks)
Etymology: Squatina: Latin for skate, which angel sharks superficially resemble, presumably tautonymous with Squalus squatina Linnaeus 1758 (no species mentioned). (See ETYFish);  californica: -ica (L.), belonging to: California (USA), referring to type locality in San Francisco Bay. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Ayres.

Issue
It is sympatric with S. armata.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien demersaal; diepte 3 - 205 m (Ref. 9253), usually 3 - 46 m (Ref. 54903).   Subtropical; 52°N - 7°N, 130°W - 77°W

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Eastern Pacific: Canada to Gulf of California, south to Panama.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm 97.0, range 86 - 108 cm
Max length : 152 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 247); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 35 Jaren (Ref. 6147)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 0.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Found on the continental shelf and littoral areas (Ref. 247).A sluggish and inactive species that buries itself in sand or mud (Ref. 247). Also found around rocks, heads of submarine canyons, and sometimes near kelp forests (Ref. 247). Feeds on bottom and epibenthic fishes, including croakers, California halibut, and squid (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Can whip up its head and snap very quickly when touched, provoked, harassed, or speared, and can inflict painful lacerations (Ref. 247).

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Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Medewerkers

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Gevoelig (NT) ; Date assessed: 03 December 2014

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Traumatogenic (Ref. 247)




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Visserij: commercieel
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 12.5 - 25.9, mean 21 (based on 60 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00293 - 0.01558), b=3.07 (2.88 - 3.26), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  4.1   ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Zeer laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd meer dan 14 jaar (K=0.15-0.16; tm=8-13; tmax=35; Fec=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Medium.