- Clouded angelshark
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Clouded angelshark Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Squatiniformes Family: Squatinidae Genus: Squatina Species: S. nebulosa Binomial name Squatina nebulosa
Regan, 1906Range of clouded angelshark (in blue) The clouded angelshark, Squatina nebulosa, is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found in the northwest Pacific from the southeastern Sea of Japan to Taiwan between latitudes 47° N and 22° N. Its length is up to 1.63 m.
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Squatina nebulosa" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
- Compagno, Dando, & Fowler, Sharks of the World, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2005 ISBN 0-691-12072-2
- Walsh JH and DA Ebert. 2007. A review of the systematics of western North Pacific angel sharks, genus Squatina, with redescriptions of Squatina formosa, S. japonica, and S. nebulosa (Chondrichthyes: Squatiniformes, Squatinidae). Zootaxa 1551: 31-47.
Extant angel shark species Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Subphylum Vertebrata · Class Chondrichthyes · Subclass Elasmobranchii · Subdivision SelachiiSquatinidae SquatinaSawback angelshark (S. aculeata) · African angelshark (S. africana) · Eastern Australian angelshark (Squatina albipunctata) · Argentine angelshark (S. argentina) · Chilean angelshark (S. armata) · Australian angelshark (S. australis) · S. caillieti · Pacific angelshark (S. californica) · Sand devil (S. dumeril) · Taiwan angelshark (S. formosa) · Angular angel shark (S. guggenheim) · Categories:- Squatinidae
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