Chilean angelshark

Chilean angelshark
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Squatiniformes
Family:	Squatinidae
Genus:	Squatina
Species:	S. armata
Binomial name
Squatina armata (Philippi {Krumweide}, 1887)
Range of Chilean angelshark (in blue)

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The Chilean angelshark, Squatina armata, is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical waters of Chile. Its length is up to 1.03 m, although the holotype is lost.

Reproduction is ovoviviparous.

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Squatina armata" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
• Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 978-0-691-12072-0