Smoothback angelshark (Squatina oculata)

Scientific name: Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840

Smoothback angelshark (Squatina oculata)

The Smoothback angelshark (Squatina oculata) is a marine fish of the family Squatinidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Morocco to Angola.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0. An angelshark with large thorns on snout and above eyes but not on midback, weakly bifurcated nasal barbels and weakly fringed anterior nasal flaps, the first dorsal-fin origin usually well behind the rear tips of pelvic fin, and prominent white spots on body

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Squatina oculata
Family
Squatinidae (Angel sharks)
Order
Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
160
Common length
120
Depth range
5–500 m (16–1640 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 500 m, usually 50 - 100 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean and Morocco to Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (A2bcd+3cd+4bcd)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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