| Family: |
Squatinidae (Angel sharks) |
| Max. size: |
75.1 cm TL (male/unsexed); 64 cm TL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 150 - 312 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: northwestern Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Body strongly depressed anteriorly, firm. Trunk strongly depressed, almost ray-like, deepest over abdomen; not tapering abruptly at pelvic-fin insertion, tail strongly depressed, even at origin of caudal fin. Abdomen moderately elongate. Head broad, extended laterally, strongly depressed. Dermal denticles covering entire dorsal surface of body; less dense, absent on posterior borders of fins (Ref. 74939). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 May 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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