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Squatina heteroptera Castro-Aguirre, Espinosa, Pérez, Huidobro & Campos, 2007

Disparate angel shark
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Mexico country information

Common names: Angelote disparejo, Disparate angel shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Tamaulipas, Gulf of Mexico, IBUNAM-P 8307 (holotype of Squatina heteroptera, 49 cm TL, male). Also known from Tabasco, Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 74686).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Castro-Aguirre, J.L., H.S. Espinosa Pérez and L. Huidobro Campos, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Angelote disparejo, Eriuim-ingelhai, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squatiniformes (Angel sharks) > Squatinidae (Angel sharks)
Etymology: Squatina: Latin for skate, which angel sharks superficially resemble, presumably tautonymous with Squalus squatina Linnaeus 1758 (no species mentioned). (See ETYFish);  heteroptera: Name refers to the obvious difference in size, shape and area of the two dorsal fins..

Issue
Synonym of Squatina dumeril according to (Weigmann, 2016, Ref. 106604).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 164 m (Ref. 74686).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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