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unusual facts about angel shark


Angel shark

In 1977, Michael Wagner, a fish processor in Santa Barbara, California, in cooperation with local commercial fisherman, developed the market for angel sharks.


Australian angelshark

The Australian angelshark (Squatina australis) is a species of angel shark, family Squatinidae, found in the subtropical waters of southern Australia from Western Australia to New South Wales between latitudes 18°S and 41°S, at depths down to 255 m (840 ft).

Clouded angelshark

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.

Ocellated angelshark

The ocellated angelshark, Squatina tergocellatoides, is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found only from the Taiwan Straits in the western Pacific between latitudes 28° N and 22° N and in northern Malaysia.

Ornate angelshark

The ornate angelshark, Squatina tergocellata, is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae endemic to southeast Australia between latitudes 30° S and 35° S, at depths of between 130 and 400 m.

Smoothback angelshark

The smoothback angelshark, Squatina oculata, is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found in the eastern Atlantic between latitudes 47°N and 28°S.


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