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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae Angel sharks

Genus: Squatina

(See list of species below)


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26 species (see list below)
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Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 188 cm TL
Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Squatina aculeata
[Sawback angelshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 108 cm TL
Squatina africana Regan, 1908

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Squatina africana
[African angelshark]

Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White

Pacific
Max. Length 98.5 cm TL
Squatina albipunctata Last & White, 2008

Photo by Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White
 
Squatina albipunctata
[Eastern Angel Shark]

Photo by Gadig, O.B.F.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Squatina argentina (Marini, 1930)

Photo by Photo by Gadig, O.B.F.
 
Squatina argentina
[Argentine angelshark]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 95 cm TL
Squatina armata (Philippi, 1887)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Squatina armata
[]

Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 152 cm TL
Squatina australis Regan, 1906

Photo by Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White
 
Squatina australis
[Australian angelshark]

Photo by Walsh, Ebert & Compagno

Western Pacific
Max. Length 32.8 cm TL
Squatina caillieti Walsh, Ebert & Compagno, 2011

Photo by Photo by Walsh, Ebert & Compagno
 
Squatina caillieti
[]

Photo by Murch, A.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 152 cm TL
Squatina californica Ayres, 1859

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Squatina californica
[Pacific angelshark]

Photo by Robertson D.R.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 78.7 cm TL
Squatina david Acero P., Tavera, Anguila & Hernández, 2016

Photo by Photo by Robertson D.R.
 
Squatina david
[David’s Angel Shark]

Photo by Harris, M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 152 cm TL
Squatina dumeril Lesueur, 1818

Photo by Photo by Harris, M.
 
Squatina dumeril
[Atlantic angel shark]

Photo by Kochi University, Lab. Of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science (BSKU)

North Western Pacific
Max. Length 55.4 cm TL
Squatina formosa Shen & Ting, 1972

Photo by Photo by Kochi University, Lab. Of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science (BSKU)
 
Squatina formosa
[Taiwan angleshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 130 cm TL
Squatina guggenheim Marini, 1936

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Squatina guggenheim
[Angular angel shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 49 cm TL
 
Squatina heteroptera
[Disparate angel shark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Squatina japonica Bleeker, 1858

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Squatina japonica
[Japanese angelshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 87 cm TL
 
Squatina leae
[Lea’s angel shark]

Photo by Zulfiaty, E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 134.1 cm TL
Squatina legnota Last & White, 2008

Photo by Photo by Zulfiaty, E.
 
Squatina legnota
[Indonesian Angel Shark]

Photo by Robertson D.R.

Westen Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Squatina mapama Long, Ebert, Tavera, Acero P. & Robertson, 2021

Photo by Photo by Robertson D.R.
 
Squatina mapama
[Small-crested angelshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 88 cm TL
 
Squatina mexicana
[Mexican angel shark]

Photo by Harris, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 163 cm TL
Squatina nebulosa Regan, 1906

Photo by Photo by Harris, M.
 
Squatina nebulosa
[Clouded angelshark]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 156 cm TL
Squatina occulta Vooren & da Silva, 1991

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Squatina occulta
[Hidden angel shark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Squatina oculata
[Smoothback angelshark]

Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 75.1 cm TL
Squatina pseudocellata Last & White, 2008

Photo by Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White
 
Squatina pseudocellata
[Western angelshark]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 244 cm TL
Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Squatina squatina
[Angelshark]

Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Squatina tergocellata McCulloch, 1914

Photo by Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White
 
Squatina tergocellata
[Ornate angelshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm TL
Squatina tergocellatoides Chen, 1963

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Squatina tergocellatoides
[Ocellated angelshark]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Southwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 132 cm TL
Squatina varii Vaz & Carvalho, 2018

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Squatina varii
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Squatina aculeata Sawback angelshark Eastern Atlantic 188 TL 1829
Squatina africana African angelshark Western Indian Ocean 108 TL 1908
Squatina albipunctata Eastern Angel Shark Pacific 98.5 TL 2008
Squatina argentina Argentine angelshark Southwest Atlantic 170 TL 1930
Squatina armata Southeast Pacific 95 TL 1887
Squatina australis Australian angelshark Eastern Indian Ocean 152 TL 1906
Squatina caillieti Western Pacific 32.8 TL 2011
Squatina californica Pacific angelshark Eastern Pacific 152 TL 1859
Squatina david David’s Angel Shark Western Atlantic 78.7 TL 2016
Squatina dumeril Atlantic angel shark Western Atlantic 152 TL 1818
Squatina formosa Taiwan angleshark North Western Pacific 55.4 TL 1972
Squatina guggenheim Angular angel shark Southwest Atlantic 130 TL 1936
Squatina heteroptera Disparate angel shark Western Atlantic 49 TL 2007
Squatina japonica Japanese angelshark Northwest Pacific 200 TL 1858
Squatina leae Lea’s angel shark Western Indian Ocean 87 TL 2023
Squatina legnota Indonesian Angel Shark Indian Ocean 134.1 TL 2008
Squatina mapama Small-crested angelshark Westen Central Atlantic 40 TL 2021
Squatina mexicana Mexican angel shark Western Atlantic 88 TL 2007
Squatina nebulosa Clouded angelshark Northwest Pacific 163 TL 1906
Squatina occulta Hidden angel shark Southwest Atlantic 156 TL 1991
Squatina oculata Smoothback angelshark Eastern Atlantic 160 TL 1840
Squatina pseudocellata Western angelshark Eastern Indian Ocean 75.1 TL 2008
Squatina squatina Angelshark Northeast Atlantic 244 TL 1758
Squatina tergocellata Ornate angelshark Eastern Indian Ocean 135 TL 1914
Squatina tergocellatoides Ocellated angelshark Northwest Pacific 63 TL 1963
Squatina varii Southwestern Atlantic 132 TL 2018



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