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Squatina formosa Shen & Ting, 1972

Taiwan angleshark
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, off southwestern Taiwan, NTT 7212120 (holotype of Squatina formosa, 33.7 cm TL, immature male) (Ref. 47737). Also Ref. 47843.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Ange de mer moinillon, Angelote de Taiwan, قِرش مَلَك تايواني, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranquios (tiburones y rayas) (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);  formosa: Named for Formosa (Taiwan), type locality. (See ETYFish).

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


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